How to pronounce tensile
American English pronunciation
TEN-sul
- IPA
- /ˈtɛnsəl/
- Syllables
- TEN · sul (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
- Also said
- TEN-sile
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What tensile means
Able to be stretched, or having to do with stretching
In a sentence: Spider silk has amazing tensile strength for something so thin.
Where it comes from: It comes from Latin tendere, meaning "to stretch."
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