Portuguese

Noun

tensão f (plural tensões)

1. tenseness (the characteristic of being tense)
2. (psychology) tension (psychological state of being tense)
3. (physics, engineering) tension (state of an elastic object which is stretched in a way which increases its length)
4. (physics) stress (the internal distribution of force per unit area)
5. (electricity) tension; voltage
6. (sociology) a situation where conflict between social groups is imminent
7. (phonetics) tenseness (a particular vowel or consonant quality)
8. (Provençal poetry) tenson (debate between two interlocutors)

Synonyms

• (psychological state of being tense): estresse
• (voltage): voltagem
• (tenson): tense

Antonyms

• (the characteristic of being tense): frouxidão

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