tensão — meaning in English

English meaning

• 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

tensão is used for these senses in English:

• 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.
• voltage (electricity) The difference in electrostatic potential between two points in space, especially between live and neutral conductors or the earth.

stress — full definition

1. noun A feeling of mental or emotional strain caused by pressure or difficult circumstances.
2. verb To place emphasis on something, or to cause someone worry or pressure.

tension — full definition

1. noun A feeling of unease, stress, or unresolved conflict between people.
2. noun The physical pulling force in something stretched tight, like a rope or cable.

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