any muscle that can cause a part to become firm or tense
2. mathematics
a set of components, functions of the coordinates of any point in space, that transform linearly between coordinate systems. For three-dimensional space there are 3r components, where r is the rank. A tensor of zero rank is a scalar, of rank one, a vector
Derived forms
tensorial (tɛnˈsɔːrɪəl)
adjective
Word origin
C18: from New Latin, literally: a stretcher
tensor in American English
(ˈtɛnsər; ˈtɛnˌsɔr)
noun
1.
any muscle that stretches, or tenses, some part of the body
2. Ancient Mathematics
an abstract object representing a generalization of the vector concept and having a specified system of components that undergo certain types of transformation under changes of the coordinate system
Word origin
ModL < L tensus: see tense1
tensor in Mechanical Engineering
(tɛnsər)
Word forms: (regular plural) tensors
noun
(Mechanical engineering: Mechanics and dynamics)
A tensor is a quantity, for example a stress or a strain, which has magnitude, direction, and a plane in which it acts.
Stress and strain are both tensor quantities.
In real engineering components, stress and strain are 3-D tensors.
A tensor is a quantity, for example a stress or a strain, which has magnitude, direction,and a plane in which it acts.