( 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.
( 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012