nnoun.state(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspenseTopic:psychological sciencepsychology
Synset:stress tenseness
Examples:- he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension
- stress is a vasoconstrictor
Derivationally Related Form:stresstense
Hypernyms:mental strain nervous strain strain
Inherited Hypernyms:tensionstrainnervousnesspsychological stateconditionstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:breaking pointyips
Full Hyponyms:breaking pointyips
nnoun.statethe physical condition of being stretched or strainedSynset:tautness tenseness tensity
Examples:- it places great tension on the leg muscles
- he could feel the tenseness of her body
Derivationally Related Form:tauttense
Hypernyms:condition status
Inherited Hypernyms:tensionconditionstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:tonetonicitytonus
Full Hyponyms:acromyotoniacatatoniahypertoniahypotoniamuscular tonusmyotoniamyotonia congenitatonicity
nnoun.statea balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature)Topic:artartistic creationartistic productionliterature
Examples:- there is a tension created between narrative time and movie time
- there is a tension between these approaches to understanding history
Hypernyms:balance
Inherited Hypernyms:tensionbalanceequilibriumsituationstateattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.phenomenon(physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical bodyTopic:natural philosophyphysics
Examples:- the direction of maximum tension moves asymptotically toward the direction of the shear
Derivationally Related Form:tense
Hypernyms:stress
Inherited Hypernyms:tensionstressforcephysical phenomenonnatural phenomenonphenomenonprocessphysical entityentity
nnoun.statefeelings of hostility that are not manifestSynset:latent hostility
Examples:- he could sense her latent hostility to him
- the diplomats' first concern was to reduce international tensions
Derivationally Related Form:tensional
Hypernyms:antagonism enmity hostility
Inherited Hypernyms:latent hostilityhostilitystateattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.actthe action of stretching something tightExamples:- tension holds the belt in the pulleys
Derivationally Related Form:tense
Hypernyms:stretching
Inherited Hypernyms:tensionstretchingexpansionincreasechange of magnitudechangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity