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Meaning of tension

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  tension
      n 1: (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or
           suspense; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension";
           "stress is a vasoconstrictor" [syn: {tension}, {tenseness},
           {stress}]
      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" [syn: {tension}, {tensity},
         {tenseness}, {tautness}]
      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"
      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"
      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" [syn: {latent
         hostility}, {tension}]
      6: the action of stretching something tight; "tension holds the
         belt in the pulleys"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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