tensione

Definitions of tensione
  1. noun
    act of expanding by lengthening or widening
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    type of:
    allargamento, allargatura, espansione, ingrandimento
    the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
  2. noun
    the physical condition of being stretched or strained
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    types:
    tono
    the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
    type of:
    condizione, stato
    a state at a particular time
  3. noun
    (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
    synonyms: conflitto, conflittualità, contestazione, contrapposizione, contrasto, frizione, irritabilità, nervosismo, nervoso, opposizione, stress, urto
  4. noun
    a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests
    synonyms: conflitto, conflittualità, contestazione, contrapposizione, contrasto, frizione, opposizione, urto
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    types:
    maretta, screzio
    a state of conflict between persons
    disaccordo, discordanza, discordia, dissenso, dissidio, lotta, malumore, scissura
    a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters
    disunione
    lack of unity (usually resulting from dissension)
    type of:
    condizione, stato
    the way something is with respect to its main attributes
  5. noun
    the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts
    synonyms: voltaggio
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