tensile C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈtɛn.sɪl/ UK /ˈtɛn.saɪ(ə)l/ See IPA manual Freq #50874 Meanings 1 adj of or relating to tension Tensile stress. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms tensility Appears in Phrases (1) See all tensile stress internal stress in a material caused by forces pulling it apart Adjective + noun Etymology From Latin tēnsilis, from tendō (“to stretch”). Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # tensile **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈtɛn.sɪl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtɛn.saɪ(ə)l/ **Frequency rank:** 50874 ## Meanings 1. of or relating to tension ## Examples - Tensile stress. ## Derived Forms - tensility ## Etymology From Latin tēnsilis, from tendō (“to stretch”). ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown