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tenseness
the physical condition of being stretched or strained
tenseness meaning(s)
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- (n) the physical condition of being stretched or strained
- (n) (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
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- And Hall, with her flawless American accent, is equally persuasive at inhabiting, not just miming, the stammering tenseness of the traditional Allen heroine.
- Their audience felt a tenseness on the stage.
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tensile
/ˈtɛn səl/
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capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
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tensile strength
the strength of material expressed as the greatest longitudinal stress…
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tensimeter
a manometer for measuring vapor pressure
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tensiometer
/ˌtɛn si ˈɑ mɪ tər/
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a measuring instrument for measuring the moisture content…
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tension
/ˈtɛn ʃən/
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(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
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tension headache
a headache located at the back of the head; usually caused by body…
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tensional
of or relating to or produced by tension
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tensionless
free from tension
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tensity
/ˈtɛn sɪ tɪ/
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the physical condition of being stretched or strained
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tensor
/ˈtɛn sə/
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a generalization of the concept of a vector
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tensor tympani
a small muscle in the middle ear that tenses to protect the eardrum
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tent
/ˈtɛnt/
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a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened…
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tent caterpillar
the larvae of moths that build and live in communal silken webs in…
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tent flap
flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance…
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tent peg
a peg driven into the ground to hold a rope supporting a tent
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tent stitch
a small diagonal needlepoint stitch
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tent-caterpillar moth
moth whose gregarious larvae spin webs resembling carpets
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tent-fly
flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance…
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tentacle
/ˈtɛn tə kəl/
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something that acts like a tentacle in its ability to grasp and hold
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tentacled
having tentacles
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tentacular
/tɛn ˈtæ kjʊ lə/
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of or relating to or resembling tentacles
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tentaculata
ctenophores have retractile tentacles
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tentative
/ˈtɛn tə tɪv/
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unsettled in mind or opinion