tensile strength tensile • tensilely · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · tensile strength · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 16 · · Length 4 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) the strength of material expressed as the greatest longitudinal stress it can bear without tearing apart. Synonyms: tensile strength. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 e latin small letter e U+0065 g latin small letter g U+0067 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074