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Definition of tension
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Tension
(a.) The act of
stretching
or
straining;
the state of being
stretched
or
strained
to
stiffness;
the state of being bent
strained;
as, the
tension
of the
muscles,
tension
of the
larynx..
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Tension
::
Tension
(a.)
Expansive
force;
the force with which the
particles
of a body, as a gas, tend to
recede
from each other and
occupy
a
larger
space;
elastic
force;
elasticity;
as, the
tension
of
vapor;
the
tension
of air..
Methol
::
Methol
(n.) The
technical
name of
methyl
alcohol
or wood
spirit;
also, by
extension,
the class name of any of the
series
of
alcohols
of the
methane
series
of which
methol
proper
is the type. See
Methyl
alcohol,
under
Methyl..
Hydrocarbon
::
Hydrocarbon
(n.) A
compound
containing
only
hydrogen
and
carbon,
as
methane,
benzene,
etc.; also, by
extension,
any of their
derivatives..
Tension
::
Tension
(a.) The
degree
of
stretching
to which a wire, cord, piece of
timber,
or the like, is
strained
by
drawing
it in the
direction
of its
length;
strain..
Extensile
::
Extensile
(a.)
Suited
for, or
capable
of,
extension;
extensible..
Tensity
::
Tensity
(n.) The
quality
or state of being
tense,
or
strained
to
stiffness;
tension;
tenseness..
Cointension
::
Cointension
(n.) The
condition
of being of equal in
intensity;
--
applied
to
relations;
as, 3:6 and 6:12 are
relations
of
cointension..
Intensive
::
Intensive
(a.)
Stretched;
admitting
of
intension,
or
increase
of
degree;
that can be
intensified..
Pretence
::
Pretence
(n.) The act of
laying
claim;
the claim laid;
assumption;
pretension.
Charlatanical
::
Charlatanical
(a.) Of or like a
charlatan;
making
undue
pretension;
empirical;
pretentious;
quackish.
Know-all
::
Know-all
(n.) One who knows
everything;
hence,
one who makes
pretension
to great
knowledge;
a
wiseacre;
--
usually
ironical..
Particular
::
Particular
(a.)
Forming
a part of a
genus;
relatively
limited
in
extension;
affirmed
or
denied
of a part of a
subject;
as, a
particular
proposition;
--
opposed
to
universal:
e. g.
(particular
affirmative)
Some men are wise;
(particular
negative)
Some men are not
wise..
Waistcloth
::
Waistcloth
(n.) A cloth or
wrapper
worn about the
waist;
by
extension,
such a
garment
worn about the hips and
passing
between
the
thighs..
Quack
::
Quack (a.)
Pertaining
to or
characterized
by,
boasting
and
pretension;
used by
quacks;
pretending
to cure
diseases;
as, a quack
medicine;
a quack
doctor..
Picket
::
Picket
(n.) By
extension,
men
appointed
by a
trades
union,
or other labor
organization,
to
intercept
outsiders,
and
prevent
them from
working
for
employers
with whom the
organization
is at
variance..
Amplification
::
Amplification
(n.) The act of
amplifying
or
enlarging
in
dimensions;
enlargement;
extension.
Short
::
Short
(superl.)
Not long;
having
brief
length
or
linear
extension;
as, a short
distance;
a short piece of
timber;
a short
flight..
Guard
::
Guard (v. t.) An
extension
of the deck of a
vessel
beyond
the hull; esp., in
side-wheel
steam
vessels,
the
framework
of
strong
timbers,
which
curves
out on each side
beyond
the
paddle
wheel,
and
protects
it and the shaft
against
collision..
Dissimulation
::
Dissimulation
(n.) The act of
dissembling;
a
hiding
under a false
appearance;
concealment
by
feigning;
false
pretension;
hypocrisy.
Recede
::
Recede
(v. i.) To
withdraw
a claim or
pretension;
to
desist;
to
relinquish
what had been
proposed
or
asserted;
as, to
recede
from a
demand
or
proposition..
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