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tension |
Grep of noun tension distension essential hypertension extension hyperextension hypertension hypotension intension interfacial surface tension interfacial tension malignant hypertension orthostatic hypotension portal hypertension postural hypotension pretension secondary hypertension surface tension telephone extension tension tension headache university extension white-coat hypertension Overview of noun tension The noun tension has 6 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (381) latent hostility, tension -- (feelings of hostility that are not manifest; "he could sense her latent hostility to him"; "the diplomats' first concern was to reduce international tensions") 2. (112) tension, tenseness, stress -- (a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor") 3. (35) tension, tensity, tenseness, tautness -- (the physical condition of being stretched or strained; "it places great tension on the leg muscles"; "he could feel the tenseness of her body") 4. (29) tension -- (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") 5. (13) tension -- ((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") 6. tension -- (the action of stretching something tight; "tension holds the belt in the pulleys") Grep of adj tension high-tension low-tension tensional tensionless Overview of noun tension The noun tension has 6 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (381) latent hostility, tension -- (feelings of hostility that are not manifest; "he could sense her latent hostility to him"; "the diplomats' first concern was to reduce international tensions") 2. (112) tension, tenseness, stress -- (a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor") 3. (35) tension, tensity, tenseness, tautness -- (the physical condition of being stretched or strained; "it places great tension on the leg muscles"; "he could feel the tenseness of her body") 4. (29) tension -- (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") 5. (13) tension -- ((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") 6. tension -- (the action of stretching something tight; "tension holds the belt in the pulleys")
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