Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
tensile strength
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Again, relatively high tensile strength may be accompanied by very poor compression characteristics.
▪ Each of these hazards can reduce the tensile strength by several percent.
▪ For the tensile strength of monofilament spun by arachnids was the key.
▪ Its light weight and high tensile strength make it easy to install and wonderfully versatile.
▪ Light, high tensile strength fibres confer stiffness and strength to a polymer resin that binds them into a rigid three-dimensional form.
▪ Nor did its low tensile strength help either.
▪ The springs can also become fatigued and lose their tensile strength.
▪ This imparts a rhythm to the neck even when it is straight and gives a sense of alertness and tensile strength.
Wiktionary
tensile strength
n. (alternative form of ultimate tensile strength English)
WordNet
tensile strength
n. the strength of material expressed as the greatest longitudinal stress it can bear without tearing apart