Associations to the word «Tension»

TENSION, noun. Condition of being held in a state between two or more forces, which are acting in opposition to each other

TENSION, noun. Psychological state of being tense.

TENSION, noun. (physics) (engineering) State of an elastic object which is stretched in a way which increases its length.

TENSION, noun. (physics) (engineering) Force transmitted through a rope, string, cable, or similar object (used with prepositions on, in, or of, e.g., "The tension in the cable is 1000 N", to convey that the same magnitude of force applies to objects attached to both ends).

TENSION, noun. (physics) (engineering) Voltage. Usually only the terms low tension, high tension, and extra-high tension, and the abbreviations LT, HT, and EHT are used. They are not precisely defined; LT is normally a few volts, HT a few hundreds of volts, and EHT thousands of volts.

TENSION, verb. To place an object in tension, to pull or place strain on.

TENSION WRENCH, noun. A torsion wrench, an L-shaped lockpicking tool.

TENSION WRENCHES, noun. Plural of tension wrench

TENSION, noun. (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor".

TENSION, noun. The physical condition of being stretched or strained; "it places great tension on the leg muscles"; "he could feel the tenseness of her body".

TENSION, noun. 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".

TENSION, noun. (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".

TENSION, noun. Feelings of hostility that are not manifest; "he could sense her latent hostility to him"; "the diplomats' first concern was to reduce international tensions".

TENSION, noun. The action of stretching something tight; "tension holds the belt in the pulleys".