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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

Rotational and translational landslides often have extensional cracks, sag ponds, hummocky terrain, and pressure ridges.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017

Transtension zones require a fault that includes a releasing bend, where the plates are being pulled apart by extensional forces.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017

Used as a standard example in knowledge representation to show the difference between extensional and intensional objects.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Guy L. Steele


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