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Definition and meaning of tension
Definitions
tension (n.)
1.an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
2.the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts
3.the action of stretching something tight"tension holds the belt in the pulleys"
4.(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.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.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"
7.(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense"he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension" "stress is a vasoconstrictor"
8.the physical condition of being stretched or strained"it places great tension on the leg muscles" "he could feel the tenseness of her body"
9.(physics)the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure"he gave the button a press" "he used pressure to stop the bleeding" "at the pressing of a button"
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Merriam Webster
TensionTen"sion (?), n. [L. tensio, from tendere, tensum, to stretch: cf. F. tension. See Tense, a.]
1. 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. Fig.: Extreme strain of mind or excitement of feeling; intense effort.
3. 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. Gwilt.
4. (Mech.) 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. 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. (Physics) 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. (Elec.) 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.
Tension brace, or Tension member (Engin.), a brace or member designed to resist tension, or subjected to tension, in a structure. -- Tension rod (Engin.), an iron rod used as a tension member to strengthen timber or metal framework, roofs, or the like.
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Synonyms
tension (n.)
affright, anxiety, apprehension, drama, dread, electricity, electric potential, fearfulness, force, fright, latent hostility, mains voltage, nerves, nervousness, nervous tension, panic, potential, potential difference, potential drop, pressure, scare, stress, stretching, suspense, tautness, tenseness, tensity, terror, tightness, traction, unease, voltage, funk (old)
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See also
tension (n.)
↘ anxious, awful, chicken, chickenhearted, chicken-hearted, chicken-livered, chinless, counterpressure, coward, craven, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, eerie, fearful, fearsome, frightening, gutless, horrendous, horrific, lily-livered, spineless, tensile, tensional, terrible, timorous, white-livered, yellow, yellow-bellied ↗ edgy, highly strung, highly-strung, high-strung, jittery, jumpy, nervy, on edge, overstrung, push, restive, squeeze, tense, uptight
Phrases
⇨ Chronic tension-type headache • Episodic tension headache • Headache, Tension • Muscle Tension • Muscular Tension • Nervous tension • Ocular Tension • Pneumocephalus, Tension • Premenstrual Tension • Premenstrual tension syndrome • Spontaneous tension pneumothorax • Surface Tension • Tension Headache • Tension headache NOS • Tension-Free Vaginal Tape • Tension-Type Headache • Tension-Vascular Headache • Tension-type headache • economic tension • film tension • high tension • high-tension • high-tension battery • high-tension cable • high-tension line • interfacial surface tension • interfacial tension • line tension • low tension • low tension battery • low-tension • nervous tension • normal tension glaucoma • surface of tension • surface tension • tension headache • tension spring • tension-type headache
⇨ A Different Kind of Tension • A Gun Called Tension • Balanced ligamentous tension • Delicate Tension • Double-tension • Dynamic tension • Ethnic Tension in India • Fragile Tension / Hole to Feed • Haute Tension • Hi Tension • High tension leads • High tension line • High-tension • Interfacial tension • Liquid Tension Experiment • Liquid Tension Experiment (album) • Liquid Tension Experiment 2 • Low tension coil • Mixed tension migraine • NTI Tension Suppression System • Pre-Millennium Tension • Racial tension in Omaha, Nebraska • Release (The Tension) • Release Some Tension • Rope-tension • Sexual tension • Single-tension • So Here We Are/Positive Tension • Strategy of tension • Surface Tension (short story) • Surface tension • Surface tension values • Surface tension-driven nanoelectromechanical relaxation oscillator • Tension (album) • Tension (band) • Tension (disambiguation) • Tension (film) • Tension (knitting) • Tension (music) • Tension (physics) • Tension Fabric Buildings • Tension Mask • Tension and release • Tension arm • Tension fabric • Tension fabric building • Tension fabric buildings • Tension grid • Tension headache • Tension mask • Tension member • Tension meter • Tension myositis syndrome • Tension pneumothorax • Tension ring • Tension wood • Tension-leg platform • The Tension And The Spark (album) • The Tension and the Spark • Timeline of racial tension in Omaha, Nebraska • Ursa tension leg platform • Vegetation tension zone
Analogical dictionary
tension (n.)
nerves; tension; nervousness; fearfulness; dread; anxiety; scare; fright; funk; terror; fear; panic; affright[ClasseHyper.]
for fear of - de crainte que (fr) - [ peur de ] (fr) - [ par peur de ] (fr) - par peur que (fr)[Syntagme]
dismay, fear, fearfulness, fright[Hyper.]
affright, cow, fright, frighten, give a fright, give a scare, give a start, scare, scare away, scare off, startle, strike terror into[Nominalisation]
appal, strike fear/terror $iµetc$/iµ into, terrify, terrorise, terrorize - panic - flap, panic - terrorise, terrorize - hijacker, terrorist - frantic, frightened, mortally afraid, panic, panicked, panicky, panic-stricken, panic-struck, scared to death, terrified[Dérivé]
tension (n.)
fait de (s')allonger (fr)[Classe]
étirer (fr)[Nominalisation]
tension (n.)
[physics]
compression; compressing[Classe]
action de presser (fr)[Classe]
push[Classe]
massage (fr)[DomaineCollocation]
push, squeeze[Nominalisation]
push, pushing, shove[Hyper.]
compact, compress, constrict, contract, press, squeeze - press - press - press, push - press[Dérivé]
tension (n.)
tension (n.)
phénomène électrique (fr)[Classe]
mains voltage; electric potential; potential difference; potential drop; electricity; tension[ClasseHyper.]
electrical phenomenon[Hyper.]
tension (n.)
stretching[Hyper.]
tense - strain, tense[Dérivé]
tension (n.)
strain, stress[Hyper.]
tense - strain, tense[Dérivé]
tension (n.)
antagonism, enmity, hostility[Hyper.]
tensional[Dérivé]
tension (n.)
balance[Hyper.]
tension (n.)
tension (n.)
condition, status[Hyper.]
strain, tense, tense up - tense, tense up - tense - taut[Dérivé]
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