Tension

Meaning

Noun

●

The

of being

between two or more

, which are

in

to each other.

●

Psychological

tense.

●

A

of

,

, or

that is

in a

,

, etc.; suspense.

●

In Engineering & Physics:

State of an

which is

which

its length.

●

In Engineering & Physics:

Force

through a

,

,

, or

(used with

on, in, or of, e.g; "The

in the

is 1000 N", to

that the same

of

to

to both ends).

●

In Engineering & Physics:

Voltage. Usually only the terms low

,

, and extra-

, and the

LT, HT, and EHT are used. They are not

; LT is

, HT

of

, and EHT

of

.

Verb

●

To place an

in

, to

or place

on.

Sourced from

Origin

tension

English

tension

Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)

tensionem

Latin

Sourced from

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