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English adjective: tensile | |||
| 1. | tensile of or relating to tension | ||
| Samples | Tensile stress. Tensile pull. | ||
| 2. | tensile capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out | ||
| Samples | Ductile copper. Malleable metals such as gold. They soaked the leather to made it pliable. Pliant molten glass. Made of highly tensile steel alloy. | ||
| Synonyms | ductile, malleable, pliable, pliant, tractile | ||
| Similar | formed | ||
| Antonyms | unformed | ||
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