definition of
tensile

[1] #1 tensile a. of or relating to tension; "tensile stress"; "tensile pull". wn

[2] #2 tensile s. [ductile, malleable, pliable, pliant, tractile] capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out; "ductile copper"; "malleable metals such as gold"; "they soaked the leather to made it pliable"; "pliant molten glass"; "made of highly tensile steel alloy". wn