Tension may refer to:
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Psychological stress
In psychology, stress is a feeling of emotional strain and pressure. Stress is a type of psychological pain. Small amounts of stress may be beneficial, as it can improve athletic performance, motivation and reaction to the environment. Excess ...
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Tension (physics)
In physics, tension is described as the pulling force transmitted axially by the means of a string, a rope, chain, or similar object, or by each end of a rod, truss member, or similar three-dimensional object; tension might also be described as t ...
, a force related to the stretching of an object (the opposite of compression)
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Tension (geology)
In geology, the term "tension" refers to a stress which stretches rocks in two opposite directions. The rocks become longer in a lateral direction and thinner in a vertical direction. One important result of tensile stress is jointing in rocks. How ...
, a stress which stretches rocks in two opposite directions
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Voltage
Voltage, also known as electric pressure, electric tension, or (electric) potential difference, is the difference in electric potential between two points. In a static electric field, it corresponds to the work needed per unit of charge to ...
or electric tension, the difference in electric potential energy between two points
Entertainment
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Tension (music) In music, tension is the anticipation music creates in a listener's mind for relaxation or release. For example, tension may be produced through reiteration, increase in dynamic level, gradual motion to a higher or lower pitch, or (partial) synco ...
, the perceived need for relaxation or release created by a listener's expectations
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Suspense
Suspense is a state of mental uncertainty, anxiety, being Decision-making, undecided, or being Doubt, doubtful. In a Drama, dramatic work, suspense is the anticipation of the wikt:outcome, outcome of a plot (narrative), plot or of the solution t ...
, the feeling of uncertainty and interest about the outcome of certain actions an audience perceives
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''Tension'' (film), a 1949 film by John Berry
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Tension (Taiwanese band)
Tension is a Taiwanese R&B, pop music, and a cappella group that consists of five members. The band was first signed by Shock Records, then signed by record label EMI Taiwan. in 2004. Brian specially recomposed the melody of "Tie a Yellow Rib ...
, a Taiwanese a cappella group and boy band
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Tension (hardcore band)
Tension was a Christian straight-edge hardcore punk band that formed in 1993.
History
In 1993, vocalist Mikey Hurley formed Tension, as a side project of his band Endure. Hurley hired Joe Keit of the Murrychesstoes on guitars and Chris Michaeli ...
, an American hardcore punk band
Albums
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''Tension'' (Dizmas album), a 2007 album by Dizmas
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''Tension'' (Bakufu Slump album), 1994
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''Tension'' (Die Antwoord album), 2012
Songs
* "Tension", a song by Avenged Sevenfold from ''
Diamonds in the Rough''
* "Tension", a song by Killing Joke from ''
What's THIS For...!''
* "Tension", a song by Korn from ''
The Path of Totality
''The Path of Totality'' is the tenth studio album by American nu metal band Korn. It was released on December 2, 2011 in Europe and December 6, 2011 in the US. The album was produced by various Electronic music, electronic music producers such ...
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* "Tension", a song by Orbital from ''
The Altogether''
* "Tension", a song by Scullion from the 1980 album ''
Balance and Control''
* "Tension", a song by Susumu Hirasawa from ''
Paranoia Agent Original Soundtrack
''Paranoia Agent Original Soundtrack'' is the soundtrack to the TV series ''Paranoia Agent'' composed by Susumu Hirasawa. The CDs catalog number is #5274, and is labeled by Geneon Entertainment, the same company that holds the English language ri ...
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* "Tension (Interlude)", a song by Børns from ''
Blue Madonna''
Other uses
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Tension (knitting), a factor that affects knitting gauge
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Tenseness
In phonology, tenseness or tensing is, most broadly, the pronunciation of a sound with greater muscular effort or constriction than is typical. More specifically, tenseness is the pronunciation of a vowel with less centralization (i.e. either mo ...
, in phonetics, a phonological quality frequently associated with vowels and occasionally with consonants
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Muscle tone
In physiology, medicine, and anatomy, muscle tone (residual muscle tension or tonus) is the continuous and passive partial contraction of the muscles, or the muscle's resistance to passive stretch during resting state.O’Sullivan, S. B. (2007). ...
or residual muscle tension, a partial contraction of the muscles
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''The Void'' (video game), also known as ''Tension'' in some regions
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Stress (disambiguation)
Stress may refer to:
Science and medicine
* Stress (biology), an organism's response to a stressor such as an environmental condition
* Stress (linguistics), relative emphasis or prominence given to a syllable in a word, or to a word in a phrase ...
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