English Explanatory Dictionary

tensegrity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. tensional integrity (of a structure)

Pronunciation

/tɛnˈsɛɡɹɪti/

Word forms

tensegrity tensegrities

Etymology

1959. Coined by Buckminster Fuller, portmanteau of tension + integrity, or tensional integrity.

Related words

tensegral tensegritive

Derived words

biotensegrity
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