Tension vs. Pressure
Tension and Pressure Definitions
Tension
The act or process of stretching something tight.
Pressure
The act of pressing.
Tension
The condition of so being stretched; tautness.
Pressure
The condition of being pressed.
Tension
A force tending to stretch or elongate something.
Pressure
The application of continuous force by one body on another that it is touching; compression.
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Tension
A measure of such a force
A tension on the cable of 50 pounds.
Pressure
Abbr. P(Physics)Force applied over a surface, measured as force per unit area.
Tension
Mental, emotional, or nervous strain
Working under great tension to make a deadline.
Pressure
(Meteorology) Atmospheric pressure.
Tension
Barely controlled hostility or a strained relationship between people or groups
The dangerous tension between opposing military powers.
Pressure
A compelling or constraining influence, such as persuasion or negative attitudes, on the mind or will
Felt pressure to conform.
Peer-group pressure.
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Tension
A balanced relation between strongly opposing elements
"the continuing, and essential, tension between two of the three branches of government, judicial and legislative" (Haynes Johnson).
Pressure
An influence acting as a source of distress or hardship
Economic pressures forcing people to work two jobs.
Tension
The interplay of conflicting elements in a piece of literature, especially a poem.
Pressure
(Sports) Sustained, effective play that puts an opponent at a disadvantage
Defensive pressure forced the quarterback to throw interceptions.
Tension
A device for regulating tautness, especially a device that controls the tautness of thread on a sewing machine or loom.
Pressure
The condition of being subjected to physical, mental, social, or economic distress
Doesn't work well under pressure.
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Tension
(Electricity) Voltage or potential; electromotive force.
Pressure
A physical sensation produced by compression of a part of the body.
Tension
To subject to tension; tighten.
Pressure
(Archaic) A mark made by application of force or weight; an impression.
Tension
The condition of being held in a state between two or more forces, which are acting in opposition to each other.
Pressure
To force or try to force, as by influence or persuasion
The salesman pressured us to buy the car right away.
Tension
Psychological state of being tense.
Pressure
To pressurize.
Tension
A feeling of nervousness, excitement, or fear that is created in a movie, book, etc.; suspense.
Pressure
To pressure-cook.
Tension
State of an elastic object which is stretched in a way which increases its length.
Pressure
A pressing; a force applied to a surface.
Apply pressure to the wound to stop the bleeding.
Tension
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).
Pressure
A contrasting force or impulse of any kind
The pressure of poverty; the pressure of taxes; the pressure of motives on the mind; the pressure of civilization.
Tension
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.
Pressure
Distress.
She has felt pressure lately because her boss expects her to get the job done by the first.
Tension
To place an object in tension, to pull or place strain on.
We tensioned the cable until it snapped.
Pressure
Urgency
The pressure of business
Tension
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.
Pressure
(obsolete) Impression; stamp; character impressed.
Tension
Fig.: Extreme strain of mind or excitement of feeling; intense effort.
Pressure
(physics) The amount of force that is applied over a given area divided by the size of this area; force per unit area.
Tension
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.
Pressure
(transitive) To encourage or heavily exert force or influence.
Do not let anyone pressure you into buying something you do not want.
Tension
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.
Pressure
The act of pressing, or the condition of being pressed; compression; a squeezing; a crushing; as, a pressure of the hand.
Tension
A device for checking the delivery of the thread in a sewing machine, so as to give the stitch the required degree of tightness.
Pressure
A contrasting force or impulse of any kind; as, the pressure of poverty; the pressure of taxes; the pressure of motives on the mind; the pressure of civilization.
Where the pressure of danger was not felt.
Tension
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.
Pressure
Affliction; distress; grievance.
My people's pressures are grievous.
In the midst of his great troubles and pressures.
Tension
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.
Pressure
Urgency; as, the pressure of business.
Tension
Feelings of hostility that are not manifest;
He could sense her latent hostility to him
The diplomats' first concern was to reduce international tensions
Pressure
Impression; stamp; character impressed.
All saws of books, all forms, all pressures past.
Tension
(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense;
He suffered from fatigue and emotional tension
Stress is a vasoconstrictor
Pressure
The action of a force against some obstacle or opposing force; a force in the nature of a thrust, distributed over a surface, often estimated with reference to the amount upon a unit's area.
Tension
The physical condition of being stretched or strained;
It places great tension on the leg muscles
He could feel the tenseness of her body
Pressure
Electro-motive force.
Tension
A balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature);
There is a tension created between narrative time and movie time
There is a tension between these approaches to understanding history
Pressure
The force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit);
The compressed gas exerts an increased pressure
Tension
(physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body;
The direction of maximum tension moves asymptotically toward the direction of the shear
Pressure
A force that compels;
The public brought pressure to bear on the government
Tension
The action of stretching something tight;
Tension holds the belt in the pulleys
Pressure
The act of pressing; the exertion of pressure;
He gave the button a press
He used pressure to stop the bleeding
At the pressing of a button
Pressure
The state of urgently demanding notice or attention;
The press of business matters
Pressure
The somatic sensation of pressure;
The sensitivity of his skin to pressure and temperature was normal
Pressure
An oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress
Pressure
To cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :
She forced him to take a job in the city
He squeezed her for information
Pressure
Exert pressure on someone through threats
