tension | the action of stretching something tight, tension holds the belt in the pulleys |
structural member | support that is a constituent part of any structure or building |
penis phallus member | the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism) |
extremity appendage member | an external body part that projects from the body, it is important to keep the extremities warm |
uninominal system uninominal voting system single-member system scrutin uninomial system scrutin uninominal voting system | based on the principle of having only one member (as of a legislature) selected from each electoral district |
member | an organization that is a member of another organization (especially a state that belongs to a group of nations), the library was a member of the interlibrary loan association, Canada is a member of the United Nations |
member bank | a bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System |
academician academic faculty member | an educator who works at a college or university |
charter member | one of the original members when an organization was founded |
churchgoer church member | a religious person who goes to church regularly |
committee member | a member of a committee |
council member councillor | a member of a council |
crewman crew member | a member of a flight crew |
member fellow member | one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization), only members will be admitted, a member of the faculty, she was introduced to all the members of his family |
board member | a member of a governing board |
clansman clanswoman clan member | a member of a clan |
club member | someone who is a member of a club |
Parliamentarian Member of Parliament | an elected member of the British Parliament: a member of the House of Commons |
staff member staffer | an employee who is a member of a staff of workers (especially a member of the staff that works for the President of the United States) |
trade unionist unionist union member | a worker who belongs to a trade union |
tension | (physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body, the direction of maximum tension moves asymptotically toward the direction of the shear |
surface tension | a phenomenon at the surface of a liquid caused by intermolecular forces |
interfacial tension interfacial surface tension | surface tension at the surface separating two non-miscible liquids |
member | anything that belongs to a set or class, snakes are members of the class Reptilia, members of the opposite sex |
latent hostility tension | feelings of hostility that are not manifest, he could sense her latent hostility to him, the diplomats' first concern was to reduce international tensions |
tension | a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature), there is a tension created between narrative time and movie time, there is a tension between these approaches to understanding history |
normal tension glaucoma | glaucoma that results from damage to the optic nerve although the intraocular pressure is normal |
tension headache | a headache located at the back of the head, usually caused by body tension resulting from overwork or psychological stress |
tension tenseness stress | (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense, he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension, stress is a vasoconstrictor |
tension tensity tenseness tautness | the physical condition of being stretched or strained, it places great tension on the leg muscles, he could feel the tenseness of her body |
high-tension | subjected to or capable of operating under relatively high voltage, high-tension wire |
low-tension low-voltage | subjected to or capable of operating under relative low voltage |
uninominal one-member | based on the system of having only one member from each district (as of a legislature), a uninominal electoral system |