Mexican Spanish Meaning of tension
tensión
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Definitions and Meaning of tension in English
tension (n)
(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
the physical condition of being stretched or strained
a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature)
(physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body
feelings of hostility that are not manifest
the action of stretching something tight
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.
Fig.: Extreme strain of mind or excitement of feeling; intense effort.
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.
The force by which a part is pulled when forming part of any system in equilibrium or in motion; as, the tension of a srting supporting a weight equals that weight.
A device for checking the delivery of the thread in a sewing machine, so as to give the stitch the required degree of tightness.
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.
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.
tension ()
The pressure or of a confined body of vapor. The pressure of a given saturated vapor is a function of the temperature only, and may be measured by introducing a small quantity of the substance into a barometer and noting the depression of the column of mercury.
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tensión
(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense, the physical condition of being stretched or strained, a balance between and interplay of opposi
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tensiometer => tensiómetro, tensimeter => tensiómetro, tensility => Resistencia a la tracción, tensiled => tenso, tensile strength => Resistencia a la tensión,
