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  2. Tension (physics) - Wikipedia

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    Tension is the pulling or stretching force transmitted axially along an object such as a string, rope, chain, rod, truss member, or other object, so as to stretch or pull apart the object. In terms of force, it is the opposite of compression. Tension might also be described as the action-reaction pair of forces acting at each end of an object.

  3. Glossary of string theory - Wikipedia

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    A theorem stating that some hermitian form is positive semidefinite, in other words has no ghosts (negative norm vectors). The name is a word-play on no-go theorem. NR Non-relativistic NRQCD Non-relativistic quantum chromodynamics NS Neveu–Schwarz, especially the Neveu–Schwarz algebra NS–NS

  4. Glossary of nautical terms (A–L) - Wikipedia

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    A device for adjusting tension in stays, shrouds and similar lines. [2] bottom 1. The underside of a vessel; the portion of a vessel that is always underwater. 2. A ship, most often a cargo ship. 3. A cargo hold. bottomry Pledging a ship as security in a financial transaction. bow 1. The front of a vessel. 2.

  5. Dyne - Wikipedia

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    The dyne is defined as "the force required to accelerate a mass of one gram at a rate of one centimetre per second squared". [2] An equivalent definition of the dyne is "that force which, acting for one second, will produce a change of velocity of one centimetre per second in a mass of one gram".

  6. Compressive strength - Wikipedia

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    Tension tends to pull small sideways deflections back into alignment, while compression tends to amplify such deflection into buckling. Compressive strength is measured on materials, components, [1] and structures. [2] The ultimate compressive strength of a material is the maximum uniaxial compressive stress that it can withstand before ...

  7. Surface tension - Wikipedia

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    Surface tension is an important factor in the phenomenon of capillarity. Surface tension has the dimension of force per unit length, or of energy per unit area. [3] The two are equivalent, but when referring to energy per unit of area, it is common to use the term surface energy, which is a more general term in the sense that it applies also to ...

  8. The Overdue, Under-Told Story Of The Clitoris

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    Dr. Carmine D. Clemente, the editor who followed Goss, is in his 80s. In a phone interview, he said that in his experience with Lea & Febiger, Gray’s storied American publisher, the editor of each edition was granted full editorial autonomy. In other words, the decision to eliminate the clitoris in the 25th edition was likely made by Goss alone.

  9. Tension - Wikipedia

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    Tension (music), the perceived need for relaxation or release created by a listener's expectations Suspense, the feeling of uncertainty and interest about the outcome of certain actions an audience perceives