Tension 1
Tension 1 : (n.) The action of stretching something tight. Type of: Stretching: Act of expanding by lengthening or widening. (n.) The physical condition of being stretched or strained. Syn: Tautness, Tenseness, Tensity. Six Types: See: Tone, Tonicity, Tonus; Catatonia Muscle Tone, Muscular Tonus; Myotonia; Hypertonia, Hypertonicity, Hypertonus; Hypotonia, Hypotonicity, Hypotonus. Type of: Condition, Status: A state at a particular time. (n.) (Physics) A stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body. Type of: Stress: (physics) Force that produces strain on a physical body. (n.) A balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature). Type of: Balance: A state of equilibrium. (n.) Feelings of hostility that are not manifest. Syn: Latent Hostility. Type of: Antagonism, Enmity, Hostility: A state of deep-seated ill-will. (n.) (Psychology) A state of mental or emotional strain or suspense. Syn: Stress, Tenseness. Types: (1) Yips: Nervous tension that causes an athlete to fail (especially causes golfers to miss short putts). (2) Breaking Point: (psychology) Stress at which a person breaks down or a situation becomes crucial. Type of: (3) Mental Strain, Nervous Strain, Strain: (psychology) Nervousness resulting from mental stress
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