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We found 57 dictionaries with English definitions that include the word tension:
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General (29 matching dictionaries)
- tension: Merriam-Webster.com [home, info]
- tension: Oxford Dictionaries [home, info]
- tension: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language [home, info]
- tension: Collins English Dictionary [home, info]
- tension: Vocabulary.com [home, info]
- tension: Macmillan Dictionary [home, info]
- Tension, tension: Wordnik [home, info]
- tension: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary [home, info]
- tension: Wiktionary [home, info]
- tension: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed. [home, info]
- tension: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus [home, info]
- tension: Infoplease Dictionary [home, info]
- tension: Dictionary.com [home, info]
- tension: Online Etymology Dictionary [home, info]
- tension: UltraLingua English Dictionary [home, info]
- tension: Cambridge Dictionary of American English [home, info]
- Tension (Die Antwoord album), Tension (Taiwanese band), Tension (disambiguation), Tension (film), Tension (geology), Tension (mechanics), Tension (music), Tension (physics), Tension: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia [home, info]
- Tension: Online Plain Text English Dictionary [home, info]
- tension: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition [home, info]
- tension: Rhymezone [home, info]
- tension, tension (f), tensin: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary [home, info]
- tension: Webster's 1828 Dictionary [home, info]
- tension: Free Dictionary [home, info]
- tension: Mnemonic Dictionary [home, info]
- tension: WordNet 1.7 Vocabulary Helper [home, info]
- tension: LookWAYup Translating Dictionary/Thesaurus [home, info]
- tension: Dictionary/thesaurus [home, info]
Art (3 matching dictionaries)
- tension: ArtLex Lexicon of Visual Art Terminology [home, info]
- -tension: A Cross Reference of Latin and Greek Elements [home, info]
- TENSION: Bobs Byway OF POETIC TERMS [home, info]
Business (3 matching dictionaries)
- Tension: Construction Term Glossary [home, info]
- tension: Legal dictionary [home, info]
- tension: BusinessDictionary.com [home, info]
Computing (1 matching dictionary)
- tension: Encyclopedia [home, info]
Medicine (6 matching dictionaries)
- Tension: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary [home, info]
- tension: online medical dictionary [home, info]
- tension: Neurotrauma Glossary [home, info]
- -tension, tension: Medical dictionary [home, info]
- Tension: University of Maryland Glossary of Medical Terms [home, info]
- Tension: Drug Medical Dictionary [home, info]
Science (4 matching dictionaries)
- tension: Electrochemistry Dictionary [home, info]
- Tension: Eric Weisstein's World of Physics [home, info]
- tension: Botanical Terms [home, info]
- Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
- Tension: Street Terms: Drugs and the Drug Trade [home, info]
- Tension: Urban Dictionary [home, info]
Sports (1 matching dictionary)
- Tension: Racquetball Glossary [home, info]
Tech (8 matching dictionaries)
- tension: Book Binding [home, info]
- Tension: AUTOMOTIVE TERMS [home, info]
- Tension: Glossary of Coal Mining Terms [home, info]
- Tension: National Glass Association Glossary [home, info]
- Tension: Woodworking Glossary [home, info]
- Tension: Popular Cross Stitch Terms [home, info]
- Tension: Bridge Dictionary [home, info]
- TENSION: Power Engineering [home, info]
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Quick definitions from WordNet (tension)
▸ noun: the action of stretching something tight ( "Tension holds the belt in the pulleys")
▸ noun: (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")
▸ noun: 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")
▸ noun: (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense ( "He suffered from fatigue and emotional tension")
▸ noun: the physical condition of being stretched or strained ( "It places great tension on the leg muscles")
▸ noun: feelings of hostility that are not manifest ( "The diplomats' first concern was to reduce international tensions")
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