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tensions tensions definition

tensions


 
  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") 
 
  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") 



tensions definition