tensional
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7.5
Relating to a force that pulls something
- adjective
- /ˈtɛnʃənl/
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tensional
- In engineering, tensional stress is important to consider when designing bridges and buildings.
Examples
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The detailed scales of "tensional" effects claimed by generative metrists and metrical phonologists for their versificational constructs have also been proved erroneous.
Academic text (1993) -
The climber experienced tensional force on the rope as he ascended the steep cliff.
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The artist used tensional elements in her sculpture to create a feeling of movement and energy.
Synonyms
tensive
vstensional
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7.5
Making something stretch or feel tight
is limited to things that are about or caused by tension
How Tense
Surface Forms
tensional positive
Morphology
Etymology
Tensional comes from tension, which comes from the Latin tendere meaning 'to stretch'. So, tensional describes something caused by a pulling or stretching force.