tension — meaning in English
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English meaning
- strain verb To injure a muscle or tendon by overstretching or overusing it.
- stress noun A feeling of mental or emotional strain caused by pressure or difficult circumstances.
- tension noun A feeling of unease, stress, or unresolved conflict between people.
- voltage noun The difference in electrical potential between two points, which drives current through a circuit.
Senses
tension is used for these senses in English:
- strain The act of straining, or the state of being strained.
- stress (countable, physics) The internal distribution of force across a small boundary per unit area of that boundary (pressure) within a body. It causes strain or deformation and is typically symbolised by σ or τ.
- tenseness The characteristic of being tense.
- tension (physics, engineering) The state of an elastic object which is stretched in a way which increases its length.
- voltage (electricity) The difference in electrostatic potential between two points in space, especially between live and neutral conductors or the earth.
strain — full definition
- verb To injure a muscle or tendon by overstretching or overusing it.
- verb To make a great, often exhausting effort.
- verb To pass a liquid through a sieve or strainer to remove solids.
- noun Physical or mental pressure, tension, or exhaustion.
- noun A particular variety of a virus, bacterium, or other organism.
stress — full definition
- noun A feeling of mental or emotional strain caused by pressure or difficult circumstances.
- verb To place emphasis on something, or to cause someone worry or pressure.