tensile

Definitions

tens (stretched form of tend) + -ile (capable of) = "capable of being stretched." A technical adjective: tensile strength is how much pulling force a material can take before breaking.

Common Collocations

• 1.tensile strength抗拉强度
• 2.tensile stress拉伸应力
• 3.tensile force拉力
• 4.tensile test拉伸试验

Example Sentences

• 1.

  Steel cables have very high tensile strength.

• 2.

  Engineers tested the tensile properties of the new alloy.