[ˈtɛnʃn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the state of being stretched tight
(e.g: the parachute keeps the cable under tension as it drops)

- mental or emotional strain
(e.g: a mind which is affected by stress or tension cannot think as clearly)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century (as a medical term denoting a condition or feeling of being physically stretched or strained): from French, or from Latin tensio(n-), from tendere ‘stretch’

[ˈtɛnʃn], (Verb)

Definitions:
- apply a force to (something) which tends to stretch it
(e.g: it is best to insert the battens before the outhaul is tensioned)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century (as a medical term denoting a condition or feeling of being physically stretched or strained): from French, or from Latin tensio(n-), from tendere ‘stretch’