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Tension
 
  Tension may refer to:

In science:
  • Tension (physics), a force related to the stretching of an object (the opposite of compression)
  • Electrical tension, see voltage
    Voltage

    Electrical tension is the potential difference between two points of an electrical or electronic circuit, expressed in volts. It is the measurement of the potential for an electric field to cause an electric current in an electrical conductor....
  • High-tension, in electrical power transmissions wires which carry high-voltages
  • Stress (medicine)
    Stress (medicine)

    Stress is a biological term which refers to the consequences of the failure of a human or animal body to respond appropriately to emotional or body threats to the organism, whether actual or imagined....
    , also referred to as tension
  • Muscle tension, a partial contraction of the muscles
  • Tension (album)
    Tension (album)

    Tension was the second full-length album released by Christian rock band Dizmas. The album was released on Credential Recordings in 2007....
    , an album by the Christian Rock band Dizmas
  • Tension, a song by electronic duo Orbital on their album The Altogether
    The Altogether

    The Altogether is Orbital 's sixth studio album and was released in 2001....
  • Suspense
    Suspense

    Suspense is a feeling of uncertainty and anxiety about the outcome of certain actions, most often referring to an audience's perceptions in a dramatic work....
     or tension, in drama, the feeling of uncertainty and interest about the outcome of certain actions an audience perceives


See also:

  • Tenseness
    Tenseness

    In phonology, tenseness is a particular vowel quality that is phoneme contrastive in many languages, including English language. It has also occasionally been used to describe contrasts in consonants....
    , in phonetics, a phonological quality frequently associated with vowels and occasionally with consonants