Home
3D
Stylish English
Comic Cartoon
Curly
Decorative
Dingbats
Dotted
Famous
Fire
Gothic
Groovy
Handwriting
Headline
more
Horror
Ice Snow
Modern
Outline
Russian
Sci Fi
Script
Valentine
Alien
Animals
Army Stencil
Asian
Bitmap Pixel
Black Letter
Blurred
Brush
Celtic Irish
Chalk Crayon
Christmas
Computer
Disney
Distorted
Easter
Fantasy
Fixed Width
Graffiti
Greek Roman
Halloween
Italic
LCD
Medieval
Mexican
Movies Tv
Old English
Old School
Pointed
Retro
Rock Stone
Rounded
School
Scratched
Serif
Square
Trash
Typewriter
USA
Various
Western
English to English Dictionary ⇛
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
Definition of tension
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of tension is as below...
Tension
(a.) The
quality
in
consequence
of which an
electric
charge
tends to
discharge
itself,
as into the air by a
spark,
or to pass from a body of
greater
to one of less
electrical
potential.
It
varies
as the
quantity
of
electricity
upon a given
area..
Lern More About Tension
☛ Wiki Definition of Tension
☛ Wiki Article of Tension
☛ Google Meaning of Tension
☛ Google Search for Tension
Coextension
::
Coextension
(n.) The act of
extending
equally,
or the state of being
equally
extended..
Portension
::
Portension
(n.) The act of
foreshowing;
foreboding.
Fusee
::
Fusee (n.) The cone or
conical
wheel of a watch or
clock,
designed
to
equalize
the power of the
mainspring
by
having
the chain from the
barrel
which
contains
the
spring
wind in a
spiral
groove
on the
surface
of the cone in such a
manner
that the
diameter
of the cone at the point where the chain acts may
correspond
with the
degree
of
tension
of the
spring..
Pretentious
::
Pretentious
(a.) Full of
pretension;
disposed
to lay claim to more than is
one's;
presuming;
assuming.
Wake
::
Wake (n.) The track left by a
vessel
in the
water;
by
extension,
any
track;
as, the wake of an
army..
Quack
::
Quack (v. i.) To make vain and loud
pretensions;
to
boast.
Set
::
Set (n.)
Permanent
change
of
figure
in
consequence
of
excessive
strain,
as from
compression,
tension,
bending,
twisting,
etc.; as, the set of a
spring..
Rod
::
Rod (n.) A
member
used in
tension,
as for
sustaining
a
suspended
weight,
or in
tension
and
compression,
as for
transmitting
reciprocating
motion,
etc.; a
connecting
bar..
Dimension
::
Dimension
(n.)
Measure
in a
single
line, as
length,
breadth,
height,
thickness,
or
circumference;
extension;
measurement;
--
usually,
in the
plural,
measure
in
length
and
breadth,
or in
length,
breadth,
and
thickness;
extent;
size; as, the
dimensions
of a room, or of a ship; the
dimensions
of a farm, of a
kingdom..
Pace
::
Pace (n.) A
device
in a loom, to
maintain
tension
on the warp in
pacing
the web..
Bowie Knife
::
Bowie knife () A knife with a
strong
blade from ten to
fifteen
inches
long, and
double-edged
near the
point;
-- used as a
hunting
knife,
and
formerly
as a
weapon
in the
southwestern
part of the
United
States.
It was named from its
inventor,
Colonel
James
Bowie.
Also, by
extension,
any large
sheath
knife..
Tension
::
Tension
(a.) The
quality
in
consequence
of which an
electric
charge
tends to
discharge
itself,
as into the air by a
spark,
or to pass from a body of
greater
to one of less
electrical
potential.
It
varies
as the
quantity
of
electricity
upon a given
area..
Leg
::
Leg (n.) An
extension
of the
boiler
downward,
in the form of a
narrow
space
between
vertical
plates,
sometimes
nearly
surrounding
the
furnace
and ash pit, and
serving
to
support
the
boiler;
--
called
also water leg..
Quinine
::
Quinine
(n.) An
alkaloid
extracted
from the bark of
several
species
of
cinchona
(esp.
Cinchona
Calisaya)
as a
bitter
white
crystalline
substance,
C20H24N2O2.
Hence,
by
extension
(Med.),
any of the salts of this
alkaloid,
as the
acetate,
chloride,
sulphate,
etc.,
employed
as a
febrifuge
or
antiperiodic.
Called
also
quinia,
quinina,
etc..
Orthopny
::
Orthopny
(n.)
Specifically,
a
morbid
condition
in which
respiration
can be
performed
only in an erect
posture;
by
extension,
any
difficulty
of
breathing..
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..
Dago
::
Dago (n.) A
nickname
given to a
person
of
Spanish
(or, by
extension,
Portuguese
or
Italian)
descent..
Extendlessness
::
Extendlessness
(n.)
Unlimited
extension.
Free-soil
::
Free-soil
(a.)
Pertaining
to, or
advocating,
the
non-extension
of
slavery;
-- esp.
applied
to a party which was
active
during
the
period
1846-1856..
Shears
::
Shears
(n.) A
similar
instrument
the
blades
of which are
extensions
of a
curved
spring,
-- used for
shearing
sheep or
skins..
Random Fonts
Most Popular
Privacy Policy
GDPR Policy
Terms & Conditions
Contact Us