| Pronunciation: | | 'tensur
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- [n] any of several muscles that cause an attached structure to become tense or firm
- [n] a generalization of the concept of a vector
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TENSOR is a 6 letter word that starts with T. |
| | See Also: | | muscle, musculus, tensor tympani, variable, variable quantity |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ten"sor\, n. [NL. See {Tension}.]
1. (Anat.) A muscle that stretches a part, or renders it
tense.
2. (Geom.) The ratio of one vector to another in length, no
regard being had to the direction of the two vectors; --
so called because considered as a stretching factor in
changing one vector into another. See {Versor}.
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