Defn: The quality or state of being tense, or strained to stiffness; tension; tenseness.
TENSIVE
Ten"sive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. tensif. See Tense, a.]
Defn: Giving the sensation of tension, stiffness, or contraction.
A tensive pain from distension of the parts. Floyer.
TENSOR
Ten"sor, n. Etym: [NL. See Tension.]
1. (Anat.)
Defn: A muscle that stretches a part, or renders it tense.
2. (Geom.)
Defn: 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.
TEN-STRIKE
Ten"-strike`, n.
1. (Tenpins)