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tension

In physics, the stress (force) set up in a stretched material. In a stretched string or wire it exerts a pull that is equal in magnitude but opposite in direction to the stress being applied at the string ends. Tension is measured in newtons.



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The overstrained condition which had tormented her before did not only come back, but was intensified, and reached such a pitch that she was afraid every minute that something would snap within her from the excessive tension.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
Its upper part forms a box in which the air is kept by means of a bellows, and therefore cannot escape unless at its normal tension.
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Verne, Jules View in context
As soon as he entered he noticed and felt the tension of the amorous air in the house, and also noticed a curious embarrassment among some of those present.
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