v. t.
pos>a. Suited for, or capable of, extension; extensible. Owen. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Not extensile; incapable of being stretched. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj. not prehensile;
a. [ L. pensilis, fr. pendere to hang: cf. OE. pensil. See Pendant. ] Hanging; suspended; pendent; pendulous. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
The long, pensile branches of the birches. W. Howitt. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. State or quality of being pensile; pendulousness. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. prehensus, p. p. of prehendere to lay hold of, seize; pre- (equiv. to prae before) + hendere (in comp.), akin to E. get: cf. F. préhensile. See Get, and cf. Prison, Prize, n. ] Adapted to seize or grasp; seizing; grasping;
a. Somewhat prehensile; prehensile in an inferior degree. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ See Tense, a. ]
a. Made tensile. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Pertaining to the variation of tensile strength with the temperature. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]