Noun

• S: (n) tension, tenseness, stress ((psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense) "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor"
• S: (n) tension, tensity, tenseness, tautness (the physical condition of being stretched or strained) "it places great tension on the leg muscles"; "he could feel the tenseness of her body"
• S: (n) tension (a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature)) "there is a tension created between narrative time and movie time"; "there is a tension between these approaches to understanding history"
• S: (n) tension ((physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body) "the direction of maximum tension moves asymptotically toward the direction of the shear"
• S: (n) latent hostility, tension (feelings of hostility that are not manifest) "he could sense her latent hostility to him"; "the diplomats' first concern was to reduce international tensions"
• S: (n) tension (the action of stretching something tight) "tension holds the belt in the pulleys"