Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - tension
Tension
tension
n. & v. --n. 1 the act or an instance of stretching; the state of being stretched; tenseness. 2 mental strain or excitement. 3 a strained (political, social, etc.) state or relationship. 4 Mech. the stress by which a bar, cord, etc. is pulled when it is part of a system in equilibrium or motion. 5 electromagnetic force (high tension; low tension). --v.tr. subject to tension. Derivatives tensional adj. tensionally adv. tensionless adj. Etymology: F tension or L tensio (as TEND(1))
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I. noun Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin ~-, tensio, from tendere Date: 1533 1. the act or action of stretching or the condition or degree of being stretched to stiffness ; tautness, stress 1b, 2. either of two balancing forces causing or tending to cause ex~, the stress resulting from the elongation of an elastic body, 3. inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion, a state of latent hostility or opposition between individuals or groups, a balance maintained in an artistic work between opposing forces or elements, a device to produce a desired ~ (as in a loom), ~al adjective ~less adjective II. transitive verb (~ed; ~ing) Date: 1891 to subject to ~, ~er noun ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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