Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "tension" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

meeting

Capable Of

cause headache

Derived Terms

Hubble tension antitension applied tension high tension high-tension hypertension hypotension normotension post-tension premenstrual tension pretension sexual tension strategy of tension surface tension tension headache tension pneumo tension rod tension wood tension wrench tensional tensioner tensionless thermotension time under tension

Context

art engineering literature physics psychology

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

antagonism balance condition enmity hostility mental strain nervous strain status strain stress stretching

Type Of (IsA)

balance condition force vector strain stress stretching

Related Terms

tensile

Related Terms

eht forces ht lt opposition psychological pull strain suspense tense tensile voltage

Synonym Network

latent hostility

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