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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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Displaying a tensionless coiler for tubing and profile. Although his random use of speech was often gratuitous, his tone complemented the even, unhurried measure of dancing, which varied from poses in a deep Second Position squat to playful, tensionless gallops. Conversely, the class Doug Elkins taught for the American Dance Festival focused more on the tensionless continuity of motion rather than on defined shape or line. |
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