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1. (n.) tensor
a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
2. tensor
a mathematical entity with components that change in a particular way in a transformation from one coordinate system to another.
Etymology: (1695–1705; < NL: stretcher = L tend(ere) to stretch (cf. tend1) +-tor -tor)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) tensor
a generalization of the concept of a vector
2. (noun) tensor
any of several muscles that cause an attached structure to become tense or firm
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) tensor
a muscle that stretches a part, or renders it tense
2. (noun) tensor
the ratio of one vector to another in length, no regard being had to the direction of the two vectors; -- so called because considered as a stretching factor in changing one vector into another. See Versor
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