Tensile - Definition
tensile
adj 1: of or relating to tension; "tensile stress"; "tensile
pull"
2: capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out; "ductile
copper"; "malleable metals such as gold"; "they soaked the
leather to made it pliable"; "pliant molten glass"; "made of
highly tensile steel alloy" [syn: ductile, malleable,
pliable, pliant, tensile, tractile]