Clues for the word "TENSION"

We've had 39 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 93 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mirror Daily crossword on December 04, 2025.

Definition of tension

a. - The act of stretching or straining; the state of being stretched or strained to stiffness; the state of being bent strained; as, the tension of the muscles, tension of the larynx.
a. - Fig.: Extreme strain of mind or excitement of feeling; intense effort.
a. - The degree of stretching to which a wire, cord, piece of timber, or the like, is strained by drawing it in the direction of its length; strain.
a. - The force by which a part is pulled when forming part of any system in equilibrium or in motion; as, the tension of a srting supporting a weight equals that weight.
a. - A device for checking the delivery of the thread in a sewing machine, so as to give the stitch the required degree of tightness.
a. - Expansive force; the force with which the particles of a body, as a gas, tend to recede from each other and occupy a larger space; elastic force; elasticity; as, the tension of vapor; the tension of air.
a. - The quality in consequence of which an electric charge tends to discharge itself, as into the air by a spark, or to pass from a body of greater to one of less electrical potential. It varies as the quantity of electricity upon a given area.