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tensile strength

ten·sile strength
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ten-suh l, -sil or, esp. British, -sahyl strengkth, strength, strenth]
    • /ˈtɛn səl, -sɪl or, esp. British, -saɪl strɛŋkθ, strɛŋθ, strɛnθ/
    • /ˈten.saɪl streŋθ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ten-suh l, -sil or, esp. British, -sahyl strengkth, strength, strenth]
    • /ˈtɛn səl, -sɪl or, esp. British, -saɪl strɛŋkθ, strɛŋθ, strɛnθ/

Definitions of tensile strength words

  • noun tensile strength the resistance of a material to longitudinal stress, measured by the minimum amount of longitudinal stress required to rupture the material. 1
  • noun tensile strength force needed to pull sth apart 1
  • noun tensile strength a measure of the ability of a material to withstand a longitudinal stress, expressed as the greatest stress that the material can stand without breaking 0
  • noun tensile strength resistance to lengthwise stress, measured (in force per unit of cross-sectional area) by the greatest load pulling in the direction of length that a given substance can bear without tearing apart 0
  • noun tensile strength The tensile strength of a material is the maximum stress that can be applied to it before it breaks. 0
See all 5 definitions of tensile strength

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Origin of tensile strength

First appearance:

before 1860
One of the 29% newest English words
First recorded in 1860-65

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Parts of speech for Tensile strength

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Tensile strength

tensile strength popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for tensile strength

noun tensile strength

  • firmness — not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid: firm ground; firm texture.
  • impenetrability — the state or quality of being impenetrable.
  • impermeability — not permeable; impassable.
  • inelasticity — not elastic; lacking flexibility or resilience; unyielding.
  • fixedness — The state or condition of being fixed.
All 5 Synonyms of tensile strength

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