DICTOMETER

TENSIONS

1. Synonyms:
   • Tension
   • Tenseness
   • Stress
   Definitions:
   • (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
   Examples:
   • He suffered from fatigue and emotional tension
   • Stress is a vasoconstrictor
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Tension
   • Tensity
   • Tenseness
   • Tautness
   Definitions:
   • the physical condition of being stretched or strained
   Examples:
   • It places great tension on the leg muscles
   • He could feel the tenseness of her body
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Tension
   Definitions:
   • a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature)
   Examples:
   • There is a tension created between narrative time and movie time
   • There is a tension between these approaches to understanding history
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Tension
   Definitions:
   • (physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body
   Examples:
   • The direction of maximum tension moves asymptotically toward the direction of the shear
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Latent hostility
   • Tension
   Definitions:
   • feelings of hostility that are not manifest
   Examples:
   • He could sense her latent hostility to him
   • The diplomats' first concern was to reduce international tensions
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Tension
   Definitions:
   • the action of stretching something tight
   Examples:
   • Tension holds the belt in the pulleys