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tensor

tensor

1 8.2
A muscle that makes a body part tight and firm
  • noun
  • /ˈtɛn.sər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : tensor
  • In a cat, both the tensor tympani muscle and the stapedius muscle contract simultaneously in response to loud auditory stimuli.
  • tensor fasciae latae
  • tensor fasciae
  • tensor tympani muscle

So if if you are one of the big hip flexor that's problematic is called the tensor fasciolata iliotibial band and it's an abductor.

Examples

  • Internal rotation was noted as a secondary action of one electrode, possibly because of spillover to the tensor fasciae latae.

    Academic text (2001)
  • So if if you are one of the big hip flexor that's problematic is called the tensor fasciolata iliotibial band and it's an abductor.

  • However, Klochoff conceded that tenotomy of the tensor tympani may be necessary as an alternative treatment.

    Academic text (1998)
  • This leads to the triple (M, dg, dT); d grants that the relabelling is echoed by the tensor fields.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Sectioning of the stapedius and tensor tympani tendons rendered the patient asymptomatic and confirmed the diagnosis of middle ear myoclonus.

    Academic text (1998)
  • David Mermin of Cornell stresses that the system is a highly technical, nonintuitive one involving a tensor order parameter. "Tony's theory of spin dynamics for the order parameter was a highly creative vision," he says.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Tensor Fasciae Latae (TFL): Similar to the results for sartorius, spillover from electrodes in TFL occurred relatively infrequently.

    Academic text (2001)
  • The tensor muscle in the thigh helps stabilize the knee during movement.

  • She exercised to strengthen the tensor in her abdomen, making her core firmer.

  • When the dancer performed, the tensor tightened his leg muscles, enhancing his posture.

Compounds

tensor tympani
  • Specialized
9.9

A small muscle in the middle ear that tightens to reduce loud sound reaching the eardrum

Surface Forms

tensor singular
tensors plural

Morphology

tensor = tense (transparent) = tense + or

Formally an agent noun built from the verb 'tense' plus '-or', and in anatomy it literally denotes 'one that tenses', which an average learner can deduce.

Etymology

The word tensor comes from the Latin tendere meaning 'to stretch', and it is the same root as tension and tense. So a tensor muscle is one that makes part of the body 'tight' or firm.