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tension
has definitions from the fields of physics,pharmacology
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[ noun ] feelings of hostility that are not manifest
Synonyms Examples "he could sense her latent hostility to him" "the diplomats' first concern was to reduce international tensions" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (pharmacology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
Examples "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension" "stress is a vasoconstrictor" Used in print (Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)First of the problems attacked would be fatigue and emotional tension , since action relieves both . (James Thurber, "The Future, If Any, of Comedy,"...)It has identified itself with the very tension and terror it once did so much to alleviate . Related terms |
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[ noun ] the physical condition of being stretched or strained
Examples "it places great tension on the leg muscles" "he could feel the tenseness of her body" Used in print (Mr. America, 4:6...)It places terrific tension on the leg muscles from_start_to_finish of each repetition . (Nathan Rapport, ""I've Been Here before!"...)Hereby , the external object viewed by the eyes remains the thing that is seen , not the retinal image , the purpose of which would be to achieve perceptive cooperation by stirring sympathetic impulses in the other sensory centers , motor tensions , associated word symbols , and consciousness . (Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)The tensions accompanying a repressive consciousness of wrongdoing or sinning or some tormenting secret are relieved for the less self-contained or self-sufficient by confession , repentance , and penance . (Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)Even_so , he could not ease the tension of his body ; the rough surface of the earth itself seemed to resist every attempt on his part to relax . |
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[ noun ] a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature)
Examples "there is a tension created between narrative time and movie time" "there is a tension between these approaches to understanding history" Used in print (Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)Almost everything about the movies that is peculiarly of the movies derives from a tension created and maintained between narrative time and film time . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body
Examples "the direction of maximum tension moves asymptotically toward the direction of the shear" Used in print (Harry H. Hull, "The Normal Forces and Their Ther...)Essentially these birefringence studies show that at low rates of shear a tension is present at 45 ` to the direction of shear , and as the rate of shear increases , the direction of the maximum tension moves asymptotically toward the direction of shear . Essentially these birefringence studies show that at low rates of shear a tension is present at 45 ` to the direction of shear , and as the rate of shear increases , the direction of the maximum tension moves asymptotically toward the direction of shear . The direction of the tension of minimum pressure is , of_course , given by the direction of the major_axis of the ellipsoids . |
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[ noun ] the action of stretching something tight
Examples "tension holds the belt in the pulleys" Related terms |
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