tensile strength

noun

: the greatest longitudinal stress a substance can bear without tearing apart

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The tensile strength necessary to pull the trigger of a 9-millimeter Kel-Tec firearm is roughly 5½ to 6½ pounds. Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024 The epoxy has a 2,900 pounds-per-square-inch tensile strength. Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 9 Nov. 2024 The higher tensile strength also allows for yarn manipulation that would not be possible with cashmere, unlocking creative design opportunities. Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 6 Nov. 2024 McNeal’s woozy ruminations about art and technology might strike with more force if the actual drama around them had more tensile strength. Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tensile strength 

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First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tensile strength was in 1862

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“Tensile strength.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tensile%20strength. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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