tensão

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin tensiō (“stretching; tension”), from tendō (“I stretch”), from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch, draw”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA: /tẽ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
• (South Brazil) IPA: /tẽ.ˈsɐ̃õ/
• Homophone: tenção
• Hyphenation: ten‧são

Noun

tensão f (plural tensões)

1. tenseness (the characteristic of being tense)
2. (psychology) tension (psychological state of being tense)
3. (physics, engineering) tension (state of an elastic object which is stretched in a way which increases its length)
4. (physics) stress (the internal distribution of force per unit area)
5. (electricity) tension; voltage
6. (sociology) a situation where conflict between social groups is imminent
7. (phonetics) tenseness (a particular vowel or consonant quality)
8. (Provençal poetry) tenson (debate between two interlocutors)

Synonyms

• (psychological state of being tense): estresse
• (voltage): voltagem
• (tenson): tense

Antonyms

• (the characteristic of being tense): frouxidão

Derived terms

• tensão arterial
• tensão normal
• tensão pré-menstrual
• tensão superficial

Related terms

tender tensamente tênsil tensional

tensionamento tensionante tensionar tensivo

tenso tensoativo tensor tensorial