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feeling of tension

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  • Tension — Ten 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tension brace — Tension Ten 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tension member — Tension Ten 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tension rod — Tension Ten 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tension — may refer to:In science: *Tension (physics), a force related to the stretching of an object (the opposite of compression) *High tension, in electrical power transmission, wires which carry high voltages *Stress (medicine), also referred to as… …   Wikipedia

  • tension — [n1] tightness astriction, balance, constriction, force, pressure, rigidity, stiffness, strain, straining, stress, stretching, tautness, tenseness, tensity; concepts 723,726 Ant. limpness, looseness, relaxation, slack tension [n2] mental stress… …   New thesaurus

  • tension — ten|sion W2S3 [ˈtenʃən] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(nervous feeling)¦ 2¦(no trust)¦ 3¦(different influences)¦ 4¦(tightness)¦ 5¦(force)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: Latin tensio, from tendere; TEND] 1.) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • tension */*/*/ — UK [ˈtenʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms tension : singular tension plural tensions 1) a) [uncountable] the feeling of being so nervous or worried that you cannot relax ease the tension: I tried to ease the tension (= make it less strong) with a joke …   English dictionary

  • tension — ten|sion [ tenʃən ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the feeling of being so nervous or worried that you cannot relax: ease the tension: I tried to ease the tension with a joke. nervous tension: Symptoms include nervous tension, depression, and insomnia. a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • tension — noun 1 inability to relax ADJECTIVE ▪ inner ▪ emotional, nervous, sexual ▪ He suffers from nervous tension. ▪ muscle, muscular …   Collocations dictionary

  • tension — [[t]te̱nʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ tensions 1) N UNCOUNT: also N in pl Tension is the feeling that is produced in a situation when people are anxious and do not trust each other, and when there is a possibility of sudden violence or conflict. The tension… …   English dictionary

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