Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for TEN'SION
TEN'SION, n. [Fr. from L. tensio, tendo.]
- The act of stretching or straining; as, the tension of the muscles.
- The state of being stretched or strained to stiffness; or the state of being bent or strained; as, different degrees of tension in chords give different sounds; the greater the tension, the more acute the sound.
- Distension.
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