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tensile

/ˈtɛn.sɪl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English

Syllables
ten-sile
IPA
/ˈtɛn.sɪl/
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to tension.

adj

Capable of being stretched; ductile.

Etymology

From Latin tēnsilis, from tendō (“to stretch”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈtɛn.sɪl/
  • British English: /ˈtɛn.saɪ(ə)l/

Inflected Forms

more tensile (comparative) most tensile (superlative)

Derived Forms

hypertensile microtensile nontensile tensiled tensilely tensileness tensility thermotensile

Phrases

tensile strain tensile stress ultimate tensile strength

Synonyms

tractile ductile malleable pliable pliant

Rhymes With

pencil utensil hensel wensel stencel gensel

Questions

How do you pronounce tensile?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɛn.sɪl/.
What does tensile mean?
Of or pertaining to tension.
Where does tensile come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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