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English to English noun
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(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense |  | Example: he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension
stress is a vasoconstrictor
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the physical condition of being stretched or strained | | Example: it places great tension on the leg muscles
he could feel the tenseness of her body
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a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature) | | Example: there is a tension created between narrative time and movie time
there is a tension between these approaches to understanding history
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(physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body | | Example: the direction of maximum tension moves asymptotically toward the direction of the shear
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feelings of hostility that are not manifest | | Example: he could sense her latent hostility to him
the diplomats' first concern was to reduce international tensions
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the action of stretching something tight | | Example: tension holds the belt in the pulleys
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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. | | source: webster1913
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