ten|sil|i|ty — «tehn SIHL uh tee», noun. tensile quality; ductility … Useful english dictionary
sil — sil·ane; sil·crete; sil·hou·et·tist; sil·i·ca; sil·i·cane; sil·i·ca·tion; sil·i·ca·ti·za·tion; sil·i·ca·tor; sil·i·cic·o·lous; sil·i·cide; sil·i·cif·er·ous; sil·i·ci·sponge; sil·i·ci·spon·gi·ae; sil·i·cize; sil·i·cle; sil·i·co·aluminate;… … English syllables
ten — af·ten; aglis·ten; an·ten·nal; an·ten·nar·ia; an·ten·na·ri·i·dae; an·ten·na·ry; an·ten·na·ta; an·ten·nate; an·ten·ni·fer; an·ten·ni·form; an·ten·nu·la; an·ten·nu·lar; an·ten·nule; ap·pe·ten·cy; ar·ten·kreis; as·tro·pec·ten; at·ten·si·ty;… … English syllables
Dasa sil mata — A dasa sil mata is a Buddhist eight or ten precept holder laywoman in Sri Lanka, where the newly re established bhikkhuni lineage is not officially recognized yet. Dasa sil matas status is between an ordinary lay follower and a fully ordained… … Wikipedia
tensility — ten·sil·i·ty … English syllables
tensile — tensility /ten sil i tee/, tensileness, n. tensilely, adv. /ten seuhl, sil/ or, esp. Brit., / suyl/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to tension: tensile strain. 2. capable of being stretched or drawn out; ductile. [1620 30; < NL tensilis. See TENSE1,… … Universalium
distensile — dis·ten·sile dis ten(t) səlalso ten .sīl adj 1) DISTENSIBLE 2) causing distension … Medical dictionary
tensile — [ten′səl; ] chiefly Brit [, ten′sīl΄] adj. [ModL tensilis < L tensus: see TENSE1] 1. of, undergoing, or exerting tension 2. capable of being stretched tensility [tensil′ə tē] n … English World dictionary
Tensility — Ten*sil i*ty, n. The quality or state of being tensile, or capable of extension; tensibility; as, the tensility of the muscles. Dr. H. Mere. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Utensil — U*ten sil (?; 277), n. [F. utensile, ustensile, L. utensile, fr. utensilis that may be used, fit for use, fr. uti, p. p. usus, to use. See {Use}, v. t.] That which is used; an instrument; an implement; especially, an instrument or vessel used in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English