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noun : TENSION
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor" ;
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2. (
) the physical condition of being stretched or strained; "it places great tension on the leg muscles"; "he could feel the tenseness of her body" ;
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3. (
) a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature); "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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4. (
) (physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body; "the direction of maximum tension moves asymptotically toward the direction of the shear" ;
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5. (
) feelings of hostility that are not manifest; "he could sense her latent hostility to him"; "the diplomats' first concern was to reduce international tensions" ;
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6. (
) the action of stretching something tight; "tension holds the belt in the pulleys" ;
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