Difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension.
feelings of hostility that are not manifest; "he could sense her latent hostility to him"; "the diplomats' first concern was to reduce international tensions"
(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"
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"; "there is a tension between these approaches to understanding history"
a state mental or emotional strain or suspense; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"
the physical condition of being stretched or strained; "it places great tension on the leg muscles"; "he could feel the tenseness of her body"; "the violinist adjusted the tension of the strings"
the action of stretching something tight; "tension holds the belt in the pulleys"
feelings of hostility that are not manifest; "he could sense her latent hostility to him"; "the diplomats'' first concern was to reduce international tensions"
(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor"
the physical condition of being stretched or strained; "it places great tension on the leg muscles"; "he could feel the tenseness of her body"
the action of stretching something tight
(physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body
feelings of hostility that are not manifest
a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature)
(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
the physical condition of being stretched or strained
