tensioned

ten·sion

T0108500 (tĕn′shən)n.1. a. The act or process of stretching something tight.b. The condition of so being stretched; tautness.2. a. A force tending to stretch or elongate something.b. A measure of such a force: a tension on the cable of 50 pounds.3. a. Mental, emotional, or nervous strain: working under great tension to make a deadline.b. Barely controlled hostility or a strained relationship between people or groups: the dangerous tension between opposing military powers.4. A balanced relation between strongly opposing elements: "the continuing, and essential, tension between two of the three branches of government, judicial and legislative" (Haynes Johnson).5. The interplay of conflicting elements in a piece of literature, especially a poem.6. A device for regulating tautness, especially a device that controls the tautness of thread on a sewing machine or loom.7. Electricity Voltage or potential; electromotive force.tr.v. ten·sioned, ten·sion·ing, ten·sions To subject to tension; tighten.

[Latin tēnsiō, tēnsiōn-, a stretching out, from tēnsus, past participle of tendere, to stretch; see tense¹.]

ten′sion·al adj.

单词	tensioned
释义	tensioned ten·sion T0108500 (tĕn′shən)n.1. a. The act or process of stretching something tight.b. The condition of so being stretched; tautness.2. a. A force tending to stretch or elongate something.b. A measure of such a force: a tension on the cable of 50 pounds.3. a. Mental, emotional, or nervous strain: working under great tension to make a deadline.b. Barely controlled hostility or a strained relationship between people or groups: the dangerous tension between opposing military powers.4. A balanced relation between strongly opposing elements: "the continuing, and essential, tension between two of the three branches of government, judicial and legislative" (Haynes Johnson).5. The interplay of conflicting elements in a piece of literature, especially a poem.6. A device for regulating tautness, especially a device that controls the tautness of thread on a sewing machine or loom.7. Electricity Voltage or potential; electromotive force.tr.v. ten·sioned, ten·sion·ing, ten·sions To subject to tension; tighten. [Latin tēnsiō, tēnsiōn-, a stretching out, from tēnsus, past participle of tendere, to stretch; see tense¹.] ten′sion·al adj. EncyclopediaSeetension
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