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Definition of Tension
1. Noun. (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense. "Stress is a vasoconstrictor"
Category relationships: Psychological Science, Psychology
Generic synonyms: Mental Strain, Nervous Strain, Strain
Specialized synonyms: Yips, Breaking Point
Derivative terms: Stress, Tense
2. Noun. The physical condition of being stretched or strained. "He could feel the tenseness of her body"
Generic synonyms: Condition, Status
Specialized synonyms: Tone, Tonicity, Tonus
Derivative terms: Taut, Tense, Tense, Tense, Tense
3. Noun. A balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature). "There is a tension between these approaches to understanding history"
Generic synonyms: Balance
4. Noun. (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"
Generic synonyms: Stress
Derivative terms: Tense, Tense
5. Noun. Feelings of hostility that are not manifest. "The diplomats' first concern was to reduce international tensions"
Generic synonyms: Antagonism, Enmity, Hostility
Derivative terms: Tensional
6. Noun. The action of stretching something tight. "Tension holds the belt in the pulleys"
Definition of Tension
1. n. 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.
Definition of Tension
1. Noun. Psychological state of being tense. ¹
2. Noun. Condition of being held in a state between two or more forces, which are acting in opposition to each other ¹
3. Noun. (physics) (engineering) State of an elastic object which is stretched in a way which increases its length. ¹
4. Noun. (physics) (engineering) Force transmitted through a rope, string, cable, or similar object (used with prepositions ''on'', ''in'', or ''of'', e.g., "The tension in the cable is 1000 N", to convey that the same magnitude of force applies to objects attached to both ends). ¹
5. Noun. (physics) Voltage. Usually only the terms low tension, high tension, and extra-high tension, and the abbreviations LT, HT, and EHT are used. They are not precisely defined; LT is normally a few volts, HT a few hundreds of volts, and EHT thousands of volts. ¹
6. Verb. To place an object in tension, to pull or place strain on. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tension
1. to make tense [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: tense
Medical Definition of Tension
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1. The act of stretching.
2. The condition of being stretched or strained, the degree to which anything is stretched or strained.
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