tensile strength
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Definition(s):
- (n) the strength of material expressed as the greatest longitudinal stress it can bear without tearing apart
Usage(s):
- In the title roles, Brian Murray and John Wood are phenomenal, and Derek Goldby's direction has tensile strength.
- Once formed, Ford's plastic has not the tensile strength of steel, hence will not be used for frame, chassis or motor blocks.
- At the same temperature chrome nickel steel's tensile strength is 30,000 lbs.
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