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tension

TEN'SION, n. [L. tensio, tendo.]

1. The act of stretching or straining; as the tension of the muscles.

2. The state of being stretched or strained to stiffness; or the state of being bent or strained; as, different degrees of tension in chords give different sounds; the greater the tension, the more acute the sound.

3. Distension.


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TEN'SION, n. [L. tensio, tendo.]

1. The act of stretching or straining; as the tension of the muscles.

2. The state of being stretched or strained to stiffness; or the state of being bent or strained; as, different degrees of tension in chords give different sounds; the greater the tension, the more acute the sound.

3. Distension.

TEN'SION, n. [Fr. from L. tensio, tendo.]

  1. The act of stretching or straining; as, the tension of the muscles.
  2. The state of being stretched or strained to stiffness; or the state of being bent or strained; as, different degrees of tension in chords give different sounds; the greater the tension, the more acute the sound.
  3. Distension.

Ten"sion
  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. 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. 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. 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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Tension

TEN'SION, noun [Latin tensio, tendo.]

1. The act of stretching or straining; as the tension of the muscles.

2. The state of being stretched or strained to stiffness; or the state of being bent or strained; as, different degrees of tension in chords give different sounds; the greater the tension the more acute the sound.

3. Distension.

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