tensioner

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noun

Any device that maintains or applies tension

OriginEnglish tension ← Middle French tension ← Latin tēnsiō →
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Meanings

nountensioner (plural tensioners)

plural tensioners

  1. Any device that maintains or applies tension

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. Englishtensioner

From tension + -er.

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APA

tensioner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tensioner

MLA

“tensioner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tensioner. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tensioner,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tensioner.

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