- [only before noun]
used to describe the extent to which something can stretch without breaking 张力的；拉力的；抗张的 the tensile strength of rope 绳索的抗拉强度 This experiment demonstrates the tensile strength of the wire. 这个实验证明了金属丝的抗拉强度。
that can be drawn out or stretched 可拉长的；能伸长的；可延展的 tensile cable 可伸延的电缆 You’ll need high tensile cable for the job. 这项工作需要高强度的电缆。
Word Originearly 17th cent. (in sense (2)): from medieval Latin tensilis, from Latin tendere ‘to stretch’.