Tension vs. Suspense
Difference Between Tension and Suspense
Tensionnoun
The condition of being held in a state between two or more forces, which are acting in opposition to each other.
Suspensenoun
The condition of being suspended; cessation for a time.
Tensionnoun
Psychological state of being tense.
Suspensenoun
the pleasurable emotion of anticipation and excitement regarding the outcome or climax of a book, film etc.
Tensionnoun
A feeling of nervousness, excitement, or fear that is created in a movie, book, etc.; suspense.
Suspensenoun
The unpleasant emotion of anxiety or apprehension in an uncertain situation.
Tensionnoun
State of an elastic object which is stretched in a way which increases its length.
Suspensenoun
(legal) A temporary cessation of one's right; suspension, as when the rent or other profits of land cease by unity of possession of land and rent.
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).
Suspenseadjective
(obsolete) Held or lifted up; held or prevented from proceeding.
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.
Suspenseadjective
(obsolete) Expressing, or proceeding from, suspense or doubt.
Tensionverb
To place an object in tension, to pull or place strain on.
We tensioned the cable until it snapped.Suspensenoun
apprehension about what is going to happen
Tensionnoun
feelings of hostility that are not manifest;
he could sense her latent hostility to himthe diplomats' first concern was to reduce international tensionsSuspensenoun
an uncertain cognitive state;
the matter remained in suspense for several yearsTensionnoun
(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense;
he suffered from fatigue and emotional tensionstress is a vasoconstrictorSuspensenoun
excited anticipation of an approaching climax;
the play kept the audience in suspenseTensionnoun
the physical condition of being stretched or strained;
it places great tension on the leg muscleshe could feel the tenseness of her bodyTensionnoun
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 timethere is a tension between these approaches to understanding historyTensionnoun
(physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body;
the direction of maximum tension moves asymptotically toward the direction of the shearTensionnoun
the action of stretching something tight;
tension holds the belt in the pulleys
