Tension may refer to:
Science
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Psychological stress
In psychology, stress is a feeling of emotional strain and pressure. Stress is a type of psychological pain. Small amounts of stress may be beneficial, as it can improve athletic performance, motivation and reaction to the environment. Excess ...
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Tension (physics)
In physics, tension is described as the pulling force transmitted axially by the means of a string, a rope, chain, or similar object, or by each end of a rod, truss member, or similar three-dimensional object; tension might also be described as t ...
, a force related to the stretching of an object (the opposite of compression)
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Tension (geology), a stress which stretches rocks in two opposite directions
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Voltage
Voltage, also known as electric pressure, electric tension, or (electric) potential difference, is the difference in electric potential between two points. In a static electric field, it corresponds to the work needed per unit of charge t ...
or electric tension, the difference in electric potential energy between two points
Entertainment
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Tension (music), the perceived need for relaxation or release created by a listener's expectations
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Suspense, the feeling of uncertainty and interest about the outcome of certain actions an audience perceives
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''Tension'' (film), a 1949 film by John Berry
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Tension (Taiwanese band), a Taiwanese a cappella group and boy band
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Tension (hardcore band)
Tension was a Christian straight-edge hardcore punk band that formed in 1993.
History
In 1993, vocalist Mikey Hurley formed Tension, as a side project of his band Endure. Hurley hired Joe Keit of the Murrychesstoes on guitars and Chris Michael ...
, an American hardcore punk band
Albums
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''Tension'' (Dizmas album), a 2007 album by Dizmas
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''Tension'' (Bakufu Slump album), 1994
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''Tension'' (Die Antwoord album), 2012
Songs
* "Tension", a song by Avenged Sevenfold from ''
Diamonds in the Rough''
* "Tension", a song by Killing Joke from ''
What's THIS For...!''
* "Tension", a song by Korn from ''