tĕn'səl, -sīl'
Capable of great deformation without breaking, when subject to compressive stress . Gold is the most malleable metal.
Capable of being extended.
Easily bent or molded; flexible
Adaptable or compliant
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
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