extensional

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During an extensional rheology test -- which measures how much force is needed to make a liquid flow -- the researchers observed something unusual.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

Here, extensional faults form in response to bending, and are thought to enable pervasive, deeply penetrating hydration of the crust and upper mantle4–6.

From Nature • Nov. 13, 2018

As the San Andreas grew, it caused east-west directed extensional forces to spread over the western United States, creating the Basin and Range province.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017

In areas that are characterized by extensional tectonics, it is not uncommon for a part of the upper crust to subside with respect to neighbouring parts.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

They are steps in the direction of deeper labor division, increased mediation, and new forms of human interaction-in particular, of a practice that is more intensional than extensional.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai