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单词 tensile
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tensileadj.

Brit. /ˈtɛnsʌɪl/, /ˈtɛnsᵻl/, U.S. /ˈtɛnsəl/, /ˈtɛnˌsaɪl/
Forms: Also 1600s tensil.
Etymology: < modern Latin tensilis capable of stretching, < tens- , participial stem of tendĕre to stretch: see -il suffix, -ile suffix.
1. Capable of being stretched; susceptible of extension; ductile.
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the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > pliableness > [adjective] > elastic > stretchable
stretchable1398
extensible1611
extensive1612
tensible1626
tensile1626
reaching1651
distendible1673
extendible1693
distractile1709
distensile1739
extensile1744
elastic1781
distensible1828
distensive1836
stretchy1854
stretching1897
two-way stretch1932
1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §845 All bodies ductile, and tensile, that will be drawn into wires.
1666 J. Smith Γηροκομία Βασιλικὴ (1676) 173 The dry, solid, tensile, hard, and crusty parts of the body.
1794 H. L. Piozzi Brit. Synonymy I. 175 I have omitted tensile on the list,..only because 'tis out of use in talk.
1876 P. G. Tait Lect. Recent Adv. in Physical Sci. xiii. 313 It [a soap-bubble] has two tensile surfaces with a layer of water between them.
2. Of, of the nature of, or pertaining to tension; exercising or sustaining tension. spec. as tensile test (Engineering), a test for determining the tensile strength of a sample of material (usually metal); so tensile testing (also attributive).
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the world > matter > physics > mechanics > force > [adjective] > relating to tension
hand-tight1794
tensile1841
society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > types of metal generally > [adjective] > other types or qualities of metal
refinable1607
maiden1622
conflatory1650
calcinable1652
noble1666
deft1683
tensile1841
calcigenous1854
multiple-phase1891
slagless1899
air-hardening1901
non-ferrous1909
free-cutting1923
multiphase1946
semi-metallic1974
1841 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 4 31/2 Cast iron..will bear a very considerable tensile strain.
1857 W. Whewell Hist. Inductive Sci. (ed. 3) II. 444 Wrought iron yields to compressive somewhat more easily than to tensile force.
1868 F. H. Joynson Metals in Constr. 90 It possesses a tensile strength double that of good malleable iron.
1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 2539/1 In the hydraulic tensile testing-machine..the specimen is held by the two clips.
1883 Jrnl. Iron & Steel Inst. 98 (heading) Results of tensile tests made at University College, London.
1898 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. V. 936 This tensile strain is due to the stress of the hypertrophied left ventricle.
1923 R. Glazebrook Dict. Appl. Physics V. 53/1 Two types of testing machine are in use for the tensile testing of fabric specimens.
1953 D. J. O. Brandt Manuf. Iron & Steel 362 Fig. 203 shows a tensile testing machine and the method of setting up the test piece.
1973 J. G. Tweeddale Materials Technol. I. iv. 78 (caption) A tensile test piece.
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3. Of a musical instrument: Producing sounds from stretched strings. rare. (Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.)

Derivatives

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ˈtensiled adj. rare ‘made tensile; rendered capable of tension’ (Webster 1864).Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
ˈtensilely adv. in relation to tension.
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the world > matter > physics > mechanics > force > [adverb] > in relation to tension
tensilely1871
1871 Standard 28 Jan. Small forgings are generally tensilely stronger proportionately than large ones.
tenˈsility n. tensile condition or quality.
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the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > pliableness > [noun] > elasticity
restitution1656
tensility1659
springiness1662
spring power1662
elasticity1664
bearing1674
spring1683
resiliency1712
resilience1807
1659 H. More Immortality of Soul ii. x. 218 The Libration or Reciprocation of the Spirits in the Tensility of the Muscles.
1910 Daily News 14 Apr. 6 A tensility which almost doubles when the metal is wrought and drawn.

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tensile stress n. a force tending to stretch an object or material; the stretching force per unit area within a material.
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1849 J. Glynn Rudimentary Treat. Constr. Cranes vi. 66 When cast iron is subject to tension, the strength is in proportion to the areas of the transverse section of the bars, but it is seldom applied to resist tensile stress, wrought iron being generally used for that purpose on account of its greater toughness and strength.
1955 F. E. Miller & H. A. Doeringsfeld Mech. Materials xii. 337 The directions of the principal tensile stresses may be determined from equation 12–17.
1976 J. E. Gordon New Sci. Strong Materials (ed. 2) ii. 43 A very strong steel may withstand a tensile stress of 450,000 pounds (200 tons) per square inch (3,000 MN/m²), while ordinary brick or cement may perhaps withstand 600 or 800 p.s.i. or only 4 or 5 MN/m².
2010 B. Cotterell Fracture & Life ii. 48 Small tensile stresses are capable of creating deep crevasses.
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