单词 | low tension |
释义 | > as lemmaslow tension low tension n. and adj. (a) n. a low electrical voltage; cf. tension n. 4, low voltage n.; (b) adj. having a low electrical voltage; also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > voltage > electrical potential > [noun] > low degree of low tension1827 1827 J. Cumming Man. Electro Dynamics 231 All bodies capable of conducting electricity of low tension. 1847 Artizan Feb. 26/2 With either high or low tension Electricity,..where two or more paths are open to the action of Electricity, in a current form over solid bodies, the charge becomes in all cases divided. 1878 Pop. Sci. Monthly June 220 Other curious instances of low tension are seen in those unhappy mortals who conceive so truly, and have mental force in such quantity, that [etc.]. 1924 A. J. Allmand & H. J. T. Ellingham Princ. Appl. Electrochem. (ed. 2) xxiii. 581 An auxiliary transformer of 150 K.V.A. capacity is provided, which feeds power at low tension into the hearth electrodes. 1948 Penguin New Writing 35 93 Poetry of a kind which is at present particularly in need of rescue from oblivion: what may be called low-tension poetry. 1995 J. Miller & M. Stacey Driving Instructor's Handbk. (ed. 8) vi. 171 The ignition system converts the low tension voltage from the battery into a high tension voltage. 2003 Stationary Engine Mag. Nov. 4/1 He would like to return the engine to its original low-tension ignition system. < as lemmas |
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