tensile

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective of or relating to tension
  2. adjective capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out

Etymology

From Latin tēnsilis, from tendō (“to stretch”).

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