tensegrity

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛnˈsɛɡɹɪti/

Noun

tensegrity (countable and uncountable, plural tensegrities)

1. (architecture, physics) tensional integrity (of a structure)

Derived terms

• biotensegrity

Related terms

• tensegral
• tensegritive

Translations

tensional integrity (of a structure)

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 張拉整體 / 张拉整体

• French: tenségrité (fr) f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: tensegritet m

• Spanish: tensegridad (es) f

Anagrams

• syntergite