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the tensile strength of steel cable
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These blades can withstand the high tensile force that the frame applies to the blade.
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Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 19 Jan. 2023
Her voice, agile and tensile, is the thing that propelled her from a career as a kid on Broadway (in Les Miz and Ragtime) to Spring Awakening and Glee.
—Vulture, 2 Oct. 2022
The architect designed one that was supported by tensile forces, a structural building technique Piano has used throughout his career, most notably in his design for the Pompidou Center and the Columbus Exposition in Genoa.
—Diana Budds, Curbed, 7 June 2022
Fullertubes also have a range of optical and tensile properties that the researchers are still exploring.
—James R. Riordon, Quanta Magazine, 20 Dec. 2022
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Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 19 Jan. 2023
Her voice, agile and tensile, is the thing that propelled her from a career as a kid on Broadway (in Les Miz and Ragtime) to Spring Awakening and Glee.
—Vulture, 2 Oct. 2022
The architect designed one that was supported by tensile forces, a structural building technique Piano has used throughout his career, most notably in his design for the Pompidou Center and the Columbus Exposition in Genoa.
—Diana Budds, Curbed, 7 June 2022
Fullertubes also have a range of optical and tensile properties that the researchers are still exploring.
—James R. Riordon, Quanta Magazine, 20 Dec. 2022
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“Tensile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tensile. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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