Synonym: latent hostility, stress, tautness, tenseness, tensity. Similar words: extension, pension, dimension, dimensions, comprehension, extensive, intensity, mansion. Meaning: ['tenʃn] 
n. 1. feelings of hostility that are not manifest 2. (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense 3. the physical condition of being stretched or strained 4. a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature) 5. (physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body 6. the action of stretching something tight.
n. 1. feelings of hostility that are not manifest 2. (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense 3. the physical condition of being stretched or strained 4. a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature) 5. (physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body 6. the action of stretching something tight. 
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181. Excess water lowers the surface tension and makes the clay soft and weak.
182. This anxiety will cause tension which defeats the purpose of the exercise.
183. But he seems to enjoy working in an atmosphere of tension.
184. But it can also strike on the potential for tension between bringing out individuality and creating conformity.
185. Finally, his decision to sign no doubt will ease the tension between his government and Washington.
186. And the tension seemed to have affected her in other ways, too.
187. But her mouth twitched in reply to his cheeky grin, and she sighed, visibly letting go some of her tension.
188. The difference between sex and love is that sex relieves tension and love causes it. Woody Allen 
189. Peace is the foundation of happiness - for where there is anxiety, tension, and turmoil, joy cannot exist. RVM
190. You can always bank on Ally McCoist to defuse the tension.
191. It caused a lot of tension, riots, and they barricaded the cells.
192. With a heart fit to burst through tension, at last, a noise.
193. The tension disc at the top of the yarn mast will need adjusting for the thread.
194. You might also prefer to work to a looser tension for this type of all over cable pattern.
195. There's been a bit of tension at the office lately.
196. The federal army has been called in to act as a buffer in areas of high tension.
197. The chil-dren sensed his tension and gave him a wide berth.
198. Holding your breath builds up tension and shallow breathing denies your body the oxygen it needs to function at maximum efficiency.
199. However, I thought you might share my amusement at the thought of baked beans at a low tension!
200. However, tension arose between the need for decentralization in order to ensure more technical efficiency and political fears of too much independence.
201. Our impressions are of a team in which decisions are reached by consensus and with the minimum of tension.
202. The tension got to the dancers, too, and many expected the ballet to be a fiasco.
203. Family relationships were also felt to suffer, with l6 carers specifically mentioning the friction and tension caused by their caring role.
204. Later I removed the back wheel, refitted it, adjusted the chain tension and replaced a headlight bulb.
205. During times of economic and political stability, on-the-field sports violence allows for tension release, through vicarious identification with the aggressor.
206. The tension between the buyer and the seller in this area occurs around retention of title clauses.
207. A certain tension is present, like the atmosphere in a theater just before the curtain goes up.sentence dictionary
208. The horse slacked his pace, swung his neck down to ease the tension in it, and relaxed his tail.
209. Male speaker Inside you are going like the clappers because you are nervous and the tension is building up.
210. This reduces surface tension allowing a better oxygen mixture therefore making the fuel easier to burn.
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