Definizione monolingua

tension

tension (third-person singular simple present tensions, present participle tensioning, simple past and past participle tensioned)

1. To place an object in tension, to pull or place strain on.

   We tensioned the cable until it snapped.

tension (plural tensions)

1. Psychological state of being tense.
2. Condition of being held in a state between two or more forces, which are acting in opposition to each other
3. (physics) (engineering) State of an elastic object which is stretched in a way which increases its length.
4. (physics) (engineering) Force transmitted through a rope, string, cable, or similar object (used with prepositions on, in, or of, e.g., ""The tension in the cable is 1000 N"", to convey that the same magnitude of force applies to objects attached to both ends).
5. (physics) Voltage. Usually only the terms low tension, high tension, and extra-high tension, and the abbreviations LT, HT, and EHT are used. They are not precisely defined; LT is normally a few volts, HT a few hundreds of volts, and EHT thousands of volts.

Definizione dizionario tension

	tensione
	Stato di ansietà e nervosismo che ha origine in momenti di particolare difficoltà.

voltaggio

Altri significati:

(physics) (engineering) State of an elastic object which is stretched in a way which increases its length.

To place an object in tension, to pull or place strain on.

Psychological state of being tense.

psychological state

(physics) Voltage. Usually only the terms low tension, high tension, and extra-high tension, and the abbreviations LT, HT, and EHT are used. They are not precisely defined; LT is normally a few volts, HT a few hundreds of volts, and EHT thousands of volts.

Condition of being held in a state between two or more forces, which are acting in opposition to each other

voltage

state of an elastic object