tautness

Synonyms:

tenseness, tension, tensity

Types:

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tone, tonicity, tonus

the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli

catatonia

extreme tonus; muscular rigidity; a common symptom in catatonic schizophrenia

muscle tone, muscular tonus

normal tonicity of the muscles

myotonia

abnormally long muscular contractions; slow relaxation of a muscle after a contraction

hypertonia, hypertonicity, hypertonus

(of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic

hypotonia, hypotonicity, hypotonus

(of muscular tissue) the state of being hypotonic

Type of:

condition, status

a state at a particular time

Synonyms:

tightness

Antonyms:

looseness, play

movement or space for movement

Type of:

immovability, immovableness

not capable of being moved or rearranged