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ten·sion  (tnshn)

n.

1.

a. The act or process of stretching something tight.

b. The condition of so being stretched; tautness.

2.

a. A force tending to stretch or elongate something.

b. A measure of such a force: a tension on the cable of 50 pounds.

3.

a. Mental, emotional, or nervous strain: working under great tension to make a deadline.

b. Barely controlled hostility or a strained relationship between people or groups: the dangerous tension between opposing military powers.

4. A balanced relation between strongly opposing elements: "the continuing, and essential, tension between two of the three branches of government, judicial and legislative" Haynes Johnson.

5. The interplay of conflicting elements in a piece of literature, especially a poem.

6. A device for regulating tautness, especially a device that controls the tautness of thread on a sewing machine or loom.

7. Electricity Voltage or potential; electromotive force.

tr.v. ten·sioned, ten·sion·ing, ten·sions

To subject to tension; tighten.

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[Latin tnsi, tnsin-, a stretching out, from tnsus, past participle of tendere, to stretch; see tense¹.]

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tension·al adj.

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tension

Noun

1. a situation or condition of hostility, suspense, or uneasiness: a renewed state of tension between old enemies

2. mental or emotional strain: nervous tension

3. a force that stretches or the state or degree of being stretched tight: keep tension on the line until the fish comes within range of the net

4. Physics a force that tends to produce an elongation of a body or structure

5. Physics voltage, electromotive force, or potential difference [Latin tensio]

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tension  (tnshn)

1. A force that tends to stretch or elongate something.

2. An electrical potential (voltage), especially as measured in electrical components such as transformers or power lines involved in the transmission of electrical power.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tension - (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor" stress, tenseness psychological science, psychology - the science of mental life mental strain, nervous strain, strain - (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress; "his responsibilities were a constant strain"; "the mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him" yips - nervous tension that causes an athlete to fail (especially causes golfers to miss short putts); "to avoid the yips he changed his style of putting" breaking point - (psychology) stress at which a person breaks down or a situation becomes crucial
	2.	tension - the physical condition of being stretched or strained; "it places great tension on the leg muscles"; "he could feel the tenseness of her body" tautness, tenseness, tensity condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" tonicity, tonus, tone - the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli; "the doctor tested my tonicity"
	3.	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" artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" literature - creative writing of recognized artistic value balance - a state of equilibrium
	4.	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" natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" stress - (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body; "the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of area"
	5.	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" latent hostility antagonism, enmity, hostility - a state of deep-seated ill-will
	6.	tension - the action of stretching something tight; "tension holds the belt in the pulleys" stretching - act of expanding by lengthening or widening

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tension

noun 1. strain, stress, nervousness, pressure, anxiety, unease, apprehension, suspense, restlessness, the jitters (informal) edginess << OPPOSITE calmness

noun 2. friction, hostility, unease, antagonism, antipathy, enmity, ill feeling

noun 3. rigidity, tightness, stiffness, pressure, stress, stretching, straining, tautness

Translations

tension [ˈtɛnʃən] n → tensión f

tension [ˈtɛnʃən] n → tension f

tension [ˈtɛnʃən] n (nervousness) → Angespanntheit f;

(between ropes etc) → Spannung f

tension [ˈtɛnʃən] n → tensione f