tension

n. கட்டிழவை, வலித்திழுப்பு, வலித்திழுப்பு நிலை, உலைவு, அல்ங்கிய விசையுணர்ச்சி நிலை, மனத்தாக்கலைவு, உள அலைவு, நிலை, வளிவிரிவு அழுத்த நிலை, உட்புயல் அமைதி நிலை, வளிவிரிவகல்வாற்றல், மன வலி இயக்க ஆற்றல், (ஒலி) செறிவழுத்தநிலை, (இயந்) இழுப்புலைவு, சம நிலையாற்றல் அல்லது இயங்காற்றல்,காரணமான இழைம உறுப்புக்களின் அலைவு, (வினை) கட்டிழுவை செய், வலிப்பிழுப்புக்கு ஆளாக்கு, இழுப்பு நிலைக்கு உட்படுத்து, உலைவுசெய்.

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Ten"sion, n. Etym: [L. tensio, from tendere, tensum, to stretch: cf. F. tension. See Tense, a.] 1. The act of stretching or straining; the state of being stretched or strained to stiffness; the state of being bent strained; as, the tension of the muscles, tension of the larynx. 2. Fig.: Extreme strain of mind or excitement of feeling; intense effort. 3. The degree of stretching to which a wire, cord, piece of timber, or the like, is strained by drawing it in the direction of its length; strain. Gwilt. 4. (Mech.) Defn: The force by which a part is pulled when forming part of any system in equilibrium or in motion; as, the tension of a srting supporting a weight equals that weight. 5. A device for checking the delivery of the thread in a sewing machine, so as to give the stitch the required degree of tightness. 6. (Physics) Defn: Expansive force; the force with which the particles of a body, as a gas, tend to recede from each other and occupy a larger space; elastic force; elasticity; as, the tension of vapor; the tension of air. 7. (Elec.) Defn: The quality in consequence of which an electric charge tends to discharge itself, as into the air by a spark, or to pass from a body of greater to one of less electrical potential. It varies as the quantity of electricity upon a given area. Tension brace, or Tension member (Engin.), a brace or member designed to resist tension, or subjected to tension, in a structure. -- Tension rod (Engin.), an iron rod used as a tension member to strengthen timber or metal framework, roofs, or the like.