Definitions for tension

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tension ten·sion

Spelling: [ten-shuh n]

IPA: /ˈtɛn ʃən/

Tension is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 162 anagrams from letters in tension (einnost).

Definitions for tension

noun

1. the act of stretching or straining.
2. the state of being stretched or strained.
3. mental or emotional strain; intense, suppressed suspense, anxiety, or excitement.
4. a strained relationship between individuals, groups, nations, etc.
5. (not in current use) pressure, especially of a vapor.
6. Mechanics. the longitudinal deformation of an elastic body that results in its elongation. the force producing such deformation.
7. Electricity. electromotive force; potential.
8. Machinery. a device for stretching or pulling something.
9. a device to hold the proper tension on the material being woven in a loom.

verb (used with object)

1. to subject (a cable, belt, tendon, or the like) to tension, especially for a specific purpose.

Origin of tension

1525-35; Latin tēnsiōn- (stem of tēnsiō) a stretching. See tense¹, -ion

Examples for tension

Dick, too, had felt the tension of an emotion far beyond that of the usual things.

For instance, when a couple is having trouble, the tension and hostility can bleed into BDSM scenes.

The great bow creaked and groaned and the cord vibrated with the tension.

Yes, cops are under stress and tension (though their jobs are far less dangerous than normally supposed).

Whether this tension was felt by the Honourable George, I had no means of knowing.

It seemed to relieve the tension drawn by the other woman's torment.

There was some tension of mind or muscle that kept sleep far from him.

“This tension was not well received at the Vatican,” according to Tosatti.

Really, sortition strikes at the tension at the heart of elective representative democracy.

That's a step forward from the tension of the past two years.