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tension

1. Physics a force that tends to produce an elongation of a body or structure

2. Physics voltage, electromotive force, or potential difference

3. a device for regulating the tension in a part, string, thread, etc., as in a sewing machine

tension [′ten·chən]

(mechanics)

The condition of a string, wire, or rod that is stretched between two points.

The force exerted by the stretched object on a support.

(mechanical engineering)

A device on a textile manufacturing machine or a sewing machine that regulates the tautness and the movement of the thread or the fabric. Also known as tension device.

tension

The state or condition of being pulled or stretched.

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