tensile
tensile is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Capable of extension; ductile; tensible. Bacon.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- ant
- atomic
- back
- baleen
- bounce
- buoyancy
- buoyant
- caoutchouc
- cartilage
- cartilaginous
- cement
- cohesion
- coriaceous
- distend
- ductile
- elastic
- elasticity
- extend
- flex
- flexibility
- flexible
- fracture
- glue
- glutinousness
- grasp
- grip
- gristle
- gristly
- gum
- indivisible
- latex
- leather
- leathery
- modulus
- natural
- obstinacy
- obstinate
- plastic
- proportional
- recoil
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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