/ ˈtensə(r); NAmE ; -sɔː(r)/ noun
( anatomy ) a muscle that tightens or stretches part of the body
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent.: modern Latin , from Latin tendere to stretch.
/ ˈtensə(r); NAmE ; -sɔː(r)/ noun
( anatomy ) a muscle that tightens or stretches part of the body
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent.: modern Latin , from Latin tendere to stretch.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005