Defn: The greatest longitudinal stress a substance can bear without tearing asunder, — usually expressed with reference to a unit area of the cross section of the substance, as the number of pounds per square inch, or kilograms per square centimeter, necessary to produce rupture.
TENACULUM Te*nac"u*lum, n.; pl. L. Tenacula; E. Tenaculums. Etym: [L., a holder, fr. tenere to hold. Cf. Tenaille.] (Surg.)
Defn: An instrument consisting of a fine, sharp hook attached to a handle, and used mainly for taking up arteries, and the like.
TENACY
Ten"a*cy, n. Etym: [L. tenacia obstinacy. See Tenacious.]
Defn: Tenaciousness; obstinacy. [Obs.] Barrow.
TENAILLE
Te*naille", n. Etym: [F., a pair of pincers or tongs, a tenaille, fr.
L. tenaculum. See Tenaculum.] (Fort.)
Defn: An outwork in the main ditch, in front of the curtain, between two bastions. See Illust. of Ravelin.
TENAILLON
Te*nail"lon, n. Etym: [F. See Tenaille.] (Fort.)
Defn: A work constructed on each side of the ravelins, to increase their strength, procure additional ground beyond the ditch, or cover the shoulders of the bastions.
TENANCY Ten"an*cy, n.; pl. Tenacies. Etym: [Cf. OF. tenace, LL. tenentia. See Tenant.] (Law) (a) A holding, or a mode of holding, an estate; tenure; the temporary possession of what belongs to another. (b) (O. Eng. Law) A house for habitation, or place to live in, held of another. Blount. Blackstone. Wharton.