tensor
NounUS[ten-ser]/ˈtɛnsɚ/2 syllables
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Noun (2)
- a generalization of the concept of a vectorType of variable, variable quantity
- any of several muscles that cause an attached structure to become tense or firmType of muscle, musculusKinds tensor tympani
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Ten′sor noun
Origin: NL. See Tension.
1. Anatomy A muscle that stretches a part, or renders it tense.
2. Geometry 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.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54