Tension

The physical condition of being stretched or strained

Derivation

Tense

Examples

It places great tension on the leg muscles

Feelings of hostility that are not manifest

Derivation

Tensional

Examples

The diplomats' first concern was to reduce international tensions

(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense

Examples

He suffered from fatigue and emotional tension

A balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature)

Type of

Balance

Examples

There is a tension created between narrative time and movie time

There is a tension between these approaches to understanding history

(physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body

Type of

Stress

Derivation

Tense

Examples

The direction of maximum tension moves asymptotically toward the direction of the shear

The action of stretching something tight

Type of

Stretching

Derivation

Tense

Examples

Tension holds the belt in the pulleys