a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature); "there is a tension created between narrative time and movie time"; "there is a tension between these approaches to understanding history"対立する要素もしくは傾向(特に芸術や文学において)の間と相互作用のバランス緊張関係
例:there is a tension created between narrative time and movie time 物語の時間と映画の時間との間で引き起こされる葛藤
(physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body; "the direction of maximum tension moves asymptotically toward the direction of the shear"弾力のある物体に伸張を生じさせる圧力張力
例:The direction of maximum tension moves asymptotically toward the direction of the shear. 最大の電圧方向は、漸近的にずれの方向に向かって動く。
the physical condition of being stretched or strained; "it places great tension on the leg muscles"; "he could feel the tenseness of her body"伸ばされる、または引っ張られるという物理的な状況緊張状態
例:it places great tension on the leg muscles それは脚の筋肉に大きな緊張を与える
the action of stretching something tight; "tension holds the belt in the pulleys"堅い何かを引っ張る動作張力
(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor"精神的または感情的な緊張または不安の状態緊張