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TENSILE

\tˈɛnsa͡ɪl], \tˈɛnsa‍ɪl], \t_ˈɛ_n_s_aɪ_l]\

Definitions of TENSILE

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language

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Capable of extension; ductile; tensible.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

Capable of extension; ductile; tensible.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

Of or pertaining to tightness or strain; capable of being stretched, as wire.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Capable of extension.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

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