English-Hungarian translations for tension

• feszültség
  Fokozódó feszültségek Burundiban (szavazás) Rising tension in Burundi (vote)
  Fokozódó feszültségek Burundiban (vita) Rising tension in Burundi (debate)
  Ezek egyike a térségben meglévő feszültség enyhítése. One of those is easing tension in the region.

Definition of tension

• The condition of being held in a state between two or more forces, which are acting in opposition to each other
• A feeling of nervousness, excitement, or fear that is created in a movie, book, etc.; suspense
• 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
• To place an object in tension, to pull or place strain on

Examples

• We tensioned the cable until it snapped

Related words

• extension
• pretension
• hypertension
• hypotension
• intension
• hyperextension
• distension
• tensional
• extensional