tensor

ten·sor

 (tĕn′sər, -sôr′)

n.

1. Anatomy A muscle that stretches or tightens a body part.

2. Mathematics A set of quantities that obey certain transformation laws relating the bases in one generalized coordinate system to those of another and involving partial derivative sums. Vectors are simple tensors.

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[New Latin tēnsor, from Latin tēnsus, past participle of tendere, to stretch; see tense¹.]

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ten·so′ri·al (-sôr′ē-əl) adj.

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tensor

(ˈtɛnsə; -sɔː)

n

1. (Anatomy) anatomy any muscle that can cause a part to become firm or tense

2. (Mathematics) maths a set of components, functions of the coordinates of any point in space, that transform linearly between coordinate systems. For three-dimensional space there are 3^r components, where r is the rank. A tensor of zero rank is a scalar, of rank one, a vector

[C18: from New Latin, literally: a stretcher]

tensorial adj

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ten•sor

(ˈtɛn sər, -sɔr)

n.

1. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.

2. a mathematical entity with components that change in a particular way in a transformation from one coordinate system to another.

[1695–1705; < New Latin: stretcher = Latin tend(ere) to stretch (compare tend¹) + -tor -tor]

ten•so′ri•al (-ˈsɔr i əl, -ˈsoʊr-) adj.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tensor - a generalization of the concept of a vector variable quantity, variable - a quantity that can assume any of a set of values
	2.	tensor - any of several muscles that cause an attached structure to become tense or firm muscle, musculus - one of the contractile organs of the body tensor tympani - a small muscle in the middle ear that tenses to protect the eardrum

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Translations

tenzor

τανυστής

tensor

tenzor

tensore

tensor

tensor (muscle)

n → Tensor m

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