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Definition of Tenacity
1. Noun. Persistent determination.
Generic synonyms: Determination, Purpose
Derivative terms: Dogged, Persistent, Persist, Persistent, Pertinacious, Tenacious, Tenacious, Tenacious
Definition of Tenacity
1. n. The quality or state of being tenacious; as, tenacity, or retentiveness, of memory; tenacity, or persistency, of purpose.
Definition of Tenacity
1. Noun. The quality or state of being tenacious; as, tenacity, or retentiveness, of memory; tenacity, or persistency, of purpose. ¹
2. Noun. The quality of bodies which keeps them from parting without considerable force; cohesiveness; the effect of attraction; – as distinguished from brittleness, fragility, mobility, etc. ¹
3. Noun. The quality of bodies which makes them adhere to other bodies; adhesiveness; viscosity. ¹
4. Noun. 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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tenacity
1. perseverance or persistence [n -TIES]
Medical Definition of Tenacity
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1. The quality or state of being tenacious; as, tenacity, or retentiveness, of memory; tenacity, or persistency, of purpose.
2. That quality of bodies which keeps them from parting without considerable force; cohesiveness; the effect of attraction; as distinguished from brittleness, fragility, mobility, etc.
3. That quality of bodies which makes them adhere to other bodies; adhesiveness; viscosity.
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