tensional
Related to pulling
Tensional describes something relating to or characterized by tension—the state of being stretched or strained.
The word appears most often in technical contexts: tensional stress in geology refers to forces pulling rock apart, while tensional forces in engineering describe loads that stretch materials.
Less commonly, it can describe psychological strain: the tensional atmosphere in the room.
Pressure, mental or vocal
- strainExcessive stretching force
- elasticityTendency to resume original form
- deformationChange in shape
- elongationIncrease in length
yielding · creep · fatigue · fracture · modulus · shear · torsion · compression
Sustaining structural mass
- trussLoad-bearing beam arrangement
- beamStructural support member
- cantileverBeam supported one end
- reinforcementAdding support or encouragement
framework · cable · suspension · girder · bracing · span · anchor · support
State of being constricted
- stretchedPulled to lengthen
- pulledDrew with force
- strainedUnder uncomfortable tension
- tautStretched under tension
drawn · suspended · strung · wired · sprung · flexed · extended · distended
State of awaiting something
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- forebodingFearful anticipation of harm
dread · unease · buildup · mounting · heightened · palpable · dramatic · emotional
stress
Pressure, mental or vocal
- strainExcessive stretching force
- elasticityTendency to resume original form
- deformationChange in shape
elongation · yielding · creep · fatigue · fracture · modulus · shear · torsion · compression · ductility
load-bearing
Sustaining structural mass
- trussLoad-bearing beam arrangement
- beamStructural support member
- cantileverBeam supported one end
reinforcement · framework · cable · suspension · girder · bracing · span · anchor · support · membrane
tightness
State of being constricted
taut · drawn · suspended · strung · wired · sprung · flexed · extended · distended · stressed
anticipation
State of awaiting something
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
foreboding · dread · unease · buildup · mounting · heightened · palpable · dramatic · emotional · psychological
tensionalcompressive
Tending to squeeze inward
compressional · shear · torsional · contractile · pushing
- high tensionElevated electrical potential
- romantic tensionUnresolved mutual attraction
- sexual tensionUnresolved erotic anticipation
- emotional tensionPsychological pressure from feelings
- tension headachePain from muscle tightness
- surface tensionCohesive force at liquid interfaces