tensile
Example Sentences
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In response, zoo staff "made the habitat even more secure by adding stainless steel cargo clips rated at 450 pounds tensile strength", but of course that still "wasn't enough for Ben".
From BBC
Both levels of disposable gowns also failed to meet a standard for tensile strength, which was not recognized by the FDA at the time of testing but has been since.
From Scientific American
There, hostile giant insects swarm about, and hungry, tensile vines are forever threatening to drag outsiders beneath the otherwise barren surface.
From Los Angeles Times
The researchers say the tensile, or bending, strength of their product is nearly quadruple that of ordinary concrete.
From Seattle Times
MycoWorks says that its material meets the performance standards of cowhide in durability, color fastness and tensile strength.
From Scientific American
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