Definition of Tensile strength

1. Noun. The strength of material expressed as the greatest longitudinal stress it can bear without tearing apart.


Definition of Tensile strength

1. Noun. The resistance of a material to longitudinal stress (tension); a measure of the force required to pull it apart ¹

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Medical Definition of Tensile strength

1. The maximum stress a material subjected to a stretching load can withstand without tearing. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tensile Strength

tenseless
tensely
tenseness
tensenesses
tenser
tenses
tensest
tensibility
tensible
tensibly
tenside
tensides
tensies
tensile
tensile strain
tensile strength (current term)
tensile stress
tensiled
tensilely
tensilities
tensility
tensimeter
tensimeters
tensin
tensing
tensio active
tensiometer
tensiometers
tensiometric
tensiometries

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