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strength vs tensile strength

tensile strength vs strength

strength and tensile strength both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
strength Yes No No No
tensile strength Yes No No No
As nouns, tensile strength is a hyponym of strength; that is, tensile strength is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than strength:
  • strength: permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  • tensile strength: the strength of material expressed as the greatest longitudinal stress it can bear without tearing apart
strength (noun) tensile strength (noun)
the property of being physically or mentally strong the strength of material expressed as the greatest longitudinal stress it can bear without tearing apart
an asset of special worth or utility
permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)
capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war
physical energy or intensity
capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects
the power to induce the taking of a course of action or the embracing of a point of view by means of argument or entreaty
the condition of financial success
Difference between strength and tensile strength

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