Definitions for tensions

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tensions ten·sion

Spelling: [ten-shuh n]

IPA: /ˈtɛn ʃən/

Tensions is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 209 anagrams from letters in tensions (einnosst).

Definitions for tensions

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 tensions

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

Examples for tensions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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