, the state of a thing tight, or stretched. Thus, animals sustain and move themselves by the Tension of their muscles and nerves. A chord, or string, gives an acuter or deeper sound, as it is in a greater or less degree of Tension, that is, more or less stretched or tightened.
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Entry taken from A Mathematical and Philosophical Dictionary, by Charles Hutton, 1796.
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