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1. (n.) tensile strength
the resistance of a material to longitudinal stress, measured by the minimum amount of longitudinal stress required to rupture the material.
Etymology: (1860–65)
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1. (noun) tensile strength
the strength of material expressed as the greatest longitudinal stress it can bear without tearing apart
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1. tensile strength
The maximum stress a material subjected to a stretching load can withstand without tearing. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed, p2001)
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