1. The act of stretching or the state or degree of being stretched
2. Mental or emotional strain; stress
3. A situation or condition of hostility, suspense, or uneasiness
4. (Physics / General Physics) Physics a force that tends to produce an elongation of a body or structure
5. (Physics / General Physics) Physics
a. Voltage, electromotive force, or potential difference
b. (in combination) high-tension low-tension
6. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a device for regulating the tension in a part, string, thread, etc., as in a sewing machine
7. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) Knitting the degree of tightness or looseness with which a person knits
2. Mental or emotional strain; stress
3. A situation or condition of hostility, suspense, or uneasiness
4. (Physics / General Physics) Physics a force that tends to produce an elongation of a body or structure
5. (Physics / General Physics) Physics
a. Voltage, electromotive force, or potential difference
b. (in combination) high-tension low-tension
6. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a device for regulating the tension in a part, string, thread, etc., as in a sewing machine
7. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) Knitting the degree of tightness or looseness with which a person knits
