Tension vs. Compression
Tensionnoun
The condition of being held in a state between two or more forces, which are acting in opposition to each other.
Tensionnoun
Psychological state of being tense.
Tensionnoun
A feeling of nervousness, excitement, or fear that is created in a movie, book, etc.; suspense.
Tensionnoun
State of an elastic object which is stretched in a way which increases its length.
Tensionnoun
Force transmitted through a rope, string, cable, or similar object (used with prepositions on, in, or of, e.g., "The tension in the cable is 1000 N", to convey that the same magnitude of force applies to objects attached to both ends).
Tensionnoun
Voltage. Usually only the terms low tension, high tension, and extra-high tension, and the abbreviations LT, HT, and EHT are used. They are not precisely defined; LT is normally a few volts, HT a few hundreds of volts, and EHT thousands of volts.
Tensionverb
To place an object in tension, to pull or place strain on.
Tensionnoun
The act of stretching or straining; the state of being stretched or strained to stiffness; the state of being bent strained; as, the tension of the muscles, tension of the larynx.
Tensionnoun
Fig.: Extreme strain of mind or excitement of feeling; intense effort.
Tensionnoun
The degree of stretching to which a wire, cord, piece of timber, or the like, is strained by drawing it in the direction of its length; strain.
Tensionnoun
The force by which a part is pulled when forming part of any system in equilibrium or in motion; as, the tension of a srting supporting a weight equals that weight.
Tensionnoun
A device for checking the delivery of the thread in a sewing machine, so as to give the stitch the required degree of tightness.
Tensionnoun
Expansive force; the force with which the particles of a body, as a gas, tend to recede from each other and occupy a larger space; elastic force; elasticity; as, the tension of vapor; the tension of air.
Tensionnoun
The quality in consequence of which an electric charge tends to discharge itself, as into the air by a spark, or to pass from a body of greater to one of less electrical potential. It varies as the quantity of electricity upon a given area.
Tensionnoun
feelings of hostility that are not manifest;
Tensionnoun
(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense;
Tensionnoun
the physical condition of being stretched or strained;
Tensionnoun
a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature);
Tensionnoun
(physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body;
Tensionnoun
the action of stretching something tight;
Compressionnoun
An increase in density; the act of compressing, or the state of being compressed; compaction.
Compressionnoun
(automotive) The cycle of an internal combustion engine during which the fuel and air mixture is compressed.
Compressionnoun
(computing) The process by which data is compressed.
Compressionnoun
(music) The electronic process by which any sound's gain is automatically controlled.
Compressionnoun
(astronomy) The deviation of a heavenly body from a spherical form.
Compressionnoun
The act of compressing, or state of being compressed.
Compressionnoun
reduction of the space required for storage (of binary data) by an algorithm which converts the data to a smaller number of bits while preserving the information content. The act of compressing {3}.
Compressionnoun
an increase in the density of something
Compressionnoun
the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together;
Compressionnoun
encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
Compressionnoun
applying pressure
