tensile stress
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ten·sile stress
a stress acting on a body per unit cross-sectional area so as to elongate the body.
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ten·sile stress
(tensil stres)Stress acting on a body per unit cross-sectional area so as to elongate the body.
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012