tensile
PULLING FORCE TRANSMITTED AXIALLY – OPPOSITE OF COMPRESSION
Tensile; Tension (mechanics); Unbalanced forces; Tensile force; Unbalanced force; Uniaxial tension; Slacken; Slackens; Slackening; Slackened; Tensility
You use tensile when you are talking about the amount of stress that materials such as wire, rope, and concrete can take without breaking; a technical term in engineering.
Certain materials can be manufactured with a high tensile strength.
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