tensional

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adjective

Relating to tension.

“The tensional force was so great the cable snapped.”

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English tension ← Middle French tension →
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Meanings

adjectivetensional (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to tension.

    The tensional force was so great the cable snapped.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
tensive

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ten-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tend-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*téndeti
  4. Proto-Italic*tendō
  5. Latintendō
  6. Latintēnsiō
  7. Middle Frenchtension
  8. Englishtension
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. Englishtensional

From tension + -al.

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Translations

Finnish jännitys-
  • jännitys-relating to tension
Romanian tensional, de tensiune
  • tensionalrelating to tension
  • de tensiunerelating to tension

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

alstonine
Cite this entry
APA

tensional. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tensional

MLA

“tensional.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tensional. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tensional,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tensional.

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