tensile

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adj.

1. Of or relating to tension.
2. Capable of being stretched or extended; ductile.

[New Latin tēnsilis, from Latin tēnsus, stretched out. See tense¹.]

tensility ten·sil'i·ty (tĕn-sĭl'ĭ-tē) n.

adj

Having a degree of elasticity; having the ability to be extended or stretched.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: of or relating to tension
  Pertains to noun: tension (meaning #5)

Meaning #2: capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
  Synonyms: ductile, malleable, pliable, pliant, tractile

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - strækbar, brudstyrke, trækspænding

Nederlands (Dutch)
rekbaar

Français (French)
adj. - extensible, ductile

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Zug-, dehnbar

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - εκτατός, επιδεκτικός επέκτασης ή επιμήκυνσης

Italiano (Italian)
elastico, duttile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - elástico, extensível

Русский (Russian)
растяжимый, вязкий, тягучий, ковкий (металл)

Español (Spanish)
adj. - extensible, capaz de tensión

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - tänjbar, sträckbar

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
可拉长的, 张力的, 可伸长的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 可拉長的, 張力的, 可伸長的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 잡아 늘일 수 있는, 신장의, 장력의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 伸張性のある, 張力の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) توتري, شدي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮של מתיחות, מתיח‬

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