• Use in mechanics and physics is from 1680s. The meaning "stress along lines of electromotive force" (as in high-tension wires) is recorded by 1785.
  • If the forces balance out, then the system comes to an equilibrium, although the string is still under tension and may be elongated beyond its original length.
  • The student will learn one particular kind of force which is tension with tension formula. The word “tension” comes from a Latin word meaning “to stretch.”
  • Audrey Totter and Tommy Walker in Tension (1949). Cyd Charisse and Barry Sullivan in Tension (1949).
  • You will also see in this rope or string tension calculator a variety of free-body diagrams to further understand how to calculate tension forces.
  • The sense of "nervous strain" is first recorded 1763. The meaning "electromotive force" (in high-tension wires) is recorded from 1802.
  • The noun tension has its Latin roots in tendere, which means to stretch, and tension occurs when something is stretched either physically or emotionally.
  • Erdogan offers to deescalate tension between Pakistan, India. Expressing concerns over the prevailing tensions, Mavlutsaid, "We are concerned over this tension.
  • Tension, or as some might define tension, originates from a Latin word meaning “to stretch.” It’s a testing part of the force, like one type of pull force.
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