tensile strength Meaning of "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):

  1. In the title roles, Brian Murray and John Wood are phenomenal, and Derek Goldby's direction has tensile strength.
  2. Once formed, Ford's plastic has not the tensile strength of steel, hence will not be used for frame, chassis or motor blocks.
  3. At the same temperature chrome nickel steel's tensile strength is 30,000 lbs.
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