tensile
adjective /ˈtensaɪl/
/ˈtensl/
(specialist)- [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。
- the tensile strength of rope
- 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。
- tensile cable
词源early 17th cent. (in sense (2)): from medieval Latin tensilis, from Latin tendere ‘to stretch’.