— tensility /ten sil"i tee/ , tensileness , n. — tensilely , adv.
/ten"seuhl, -sil/ or, esp. Brit., /-suyl/ , adj.
1. of or pertaining to tension: tensile strain.
2. capable of being stretched or drawn out; ductile.
[ 1620-30; tensilis. See TENSE 1 , -ILE ]