Tension vs Escalation - What's the difference?
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Condition of being held in a state between two or more forces, which are acting in opposition to each other
Psychological state of being tense.
(physics, engineering) State of an elastic object which is stretched in a way which increases its length.
(physics, engineering) Force transmitted through a rope, string, cable, or similar object (used with prepositions on'', ''in'', or ''of , e.g., "The tension in the cable is 1000 N", to convey that the same magnitude of force applies to objects attached to both ends).
(physics, engineering) Voltage. Usually only the terms low tension, high tension, and extra-high tension, and the abbreviations LT, HT, and EHT are used. They are not precisely defined; LT is normally a few volts, HT a few hundreds of volts, and EHT thousands of volts.
To place an object in tension, to pull or place strain on.
an increase or rise, especially one to counteract a perceived discrepancy
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a deliberate or premeditated increase in the violence or geographic scope of a conflict
As nouns the difference between tension and escalation
is that tension is tension while escalation is an increase or rise, especially one to counteract a perceived discrepancy.tension
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Noun
(en noun)Verb
- We tensioned the cable until it snapped.
Anagrams
* ----escalation
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Noun
(wikipedia escalation) (en noun)citation, page= , passage=Thousands of violent videos are still available on the internet, according to Alexander, who claims they lead to an escalation in offline tensions between rival gangs. "I believe some young people are losing their lives as result of this material on the internet," she said.}}