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1. (n.) tension
the act of stretching or straining.
2. tension
the state of being stretched or strained.
3. tension
mental or emotional strain.
4. tension
intense, suppressed suspense, anxiety, or excitement.
5. tension
a strained relationship between individuals, groups, nations, etc.
6. tension
the longitudinal deformation of an elastic body that results in its elongation.
7. tension
the force producing such deformation.
8. tension
electromotive force; potential.
9. tension
a device for extending or maintaining tension, as on material in a loom.
10. (v.t.) tension
to subject (a cable, belt, tendon, or the like) to tension.
Etymology: (1525–35; < L tēnsiō constriction <
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) tension, tenseness, stress
(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
"he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor"
2. (noun) tension, tensity, tenseness, tautness
the physical condition of being stretched or strained
"it places great tension on the leg muscles"; "he could feel the tenseness of her body"
3. (noun) tension
a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature)
"there is a tension created between narrative time and movie time"; "there is a tension between these approaches to understanding history"
4. (noun) tension
(physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body
"the direction of maximum tension moves asymptotically toward the direction of the shear"
5. (noun) latent hostility, tension
feelings of hostility that are not manifest
"he could sense her latent hostility to him"; "the diplomats' first concern was to reduce international tensions"
6. (noun) tension
the action of stretching something tight
"tension holds the belt in the pulleys"
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1. (noun) tension
anger or disagreement that in a person or situation
There was an obvious tension between the two leaders.; racial tensions in the city
2. tension
nervousness or worry
The joke did not ease the tension.
3. tension
a feeling of excitement and suspense
The tension was building at the end of the game/story/movie.
4. tension
how tight sth is
Make sure the tension in the rope remains steady.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) Tension
the act of stretching or straining; the state of being stretched or strained to stiffness; the state of being bent strained; as, the tension of the muscles, tension of the larynx
2. (adj) Tension
fig.: Extreme strain of mind or excitement of feeling; intense effort
3. (adj) Tension
the degree of stretching to which a wire, cord, piece of timber, or the like, is strained by drawing it in the direction of its length; strain
4. (adj) Tension
the force by which a part is pulled when forming part of any system in equilibrium or in motion; as, the tension of a srting supporting a weight equals that weight
5. (adj) Tension
a device for checking the delivery of the thread in a sewing machine, so as to give the stitch the required degree of tightness
6. (adj) Tension
expansive force; the force with which the particles of a body, as a gas, tend to recede from each other and occupy a larger space; elastic force; elasticity; as, the tension of vapor; the tension of air
7. (adj) Tension
the quality in consequence of which an electric charge tends to discharge itself, as into the air by a spark, or to pass from a body of greater to one of less electrical potential. It varies as the quantity of electricity upon a given area
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The Standard Electrical Dictionary |
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1. Tension
Electro-motive force or potential difference in a current system is often thus termed. It is to be distinguished from intensity or current strength, which word it too greatly resembles.
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Sense: the state of being stretched, or the degree to which something is stretched
the tension of the rope.
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 Afrikaans: styfheid |
 Arabic: تَوَتُّر |
 Bulgarian: разтягане |
 Brazilian: tensão |
 Czech: (na)pnutí |
 German: die Spannung |
 Danish: spændthed |
 Greek: ένταση |
 Spanish: tensión |
 Estonian: pingulolek |
 Farsi: کشش |
 Finnish: kireys |
 French: tension |
 Hebrew: מֶתַח |
 Hindi: तनाव |
 Croatian: nategnutost |
 Hungarian: feszülés |
 Indonesian: ketegangan |
 Icelandic: strekking, spenna |
 Italian: tensione |
 Japanese: 緊張 |
 Korean: 장력 |
 Lithuanian: įtampa, įtempimas |
 Latvian: nostiepšana; nospriegojum |
 Malay: tegangan |
 Dutch: spanning |
 Norwegian: stramming; spenthet; spen |
 Polish: naprężenie |
 Portuguese: tensão |
 Romanian: tensiune |
 Russian: натяжение |
 Slovak: napätie, napnutie |
 Slovenian: napetost |
 Serbian: nategnutost |
 Swedish: spänning, sträckning |
 Thai: ความตึง |
 Turkish: gerginlik, gerilim |
 Taiwanese: 拉緊 |
 Ukrainian: натяг, натягування |
 Urdu: پھيلاؤ |
 Vietnamese: sự căng |
 Chinese: 拉紧 |
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