[ˈtɛnsə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a mathematical object analogous to but more general than a vector, represented by an array of components that are functions of the coordinates of a space

- a muscle that tightens or stretches a part of the body
(e.g: the tensor tympani muscle of the middle ear)


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Origin:
early 18th century: modern Latin, from Latin tendere ‘to stretch’