Tension
Reversed word is noisnet. The word "tension" is formed by 6 different letters: E I N O S T.
Definition(s) of tension:
[1] (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.
[1] (a.) Fig.: Extreme strain of mind or excitement of feeling; intense effort.
[1] (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.
[1] (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.
[1] (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.
[1] (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.
[1] (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.
Direct anagrams: intones . Number of anagrams: 1
Words created inserting one letter into tension:
tensions
Shorter words created from tension letters:
ten tens tennis tenon tenons ti tie ties tin tine tines tins tis to toe toes ton tone tones tons tonne tonnes et net nets nest neist nites nonet nonets sennit sonnet
Words containing letter pairs from tension: te en ns si io on
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