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Tighten vs Tension - What's the difference?

tighten | tension |

As a verb tighten

is to make tighter.

As a noun tension is

tension.

tighten

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To make tighter.
  • Please tighten that screw a quarter-turn.
  • * Fawkes
  • Just where I please, with tightened rein / I'll urge thee round the dusty plain.
  • To become tighter.
  • That joint is tightening as the wood dries.
  • (economics) To make money harder to borrow or obtain.
  • If the government doesn't tighten the money supply, inflation is certain to be harsh.
  • (economics) To raise short-term interest rates.
  • The Fed is expected to tighten by a quarter-point.

    Antonyms

    * (make tighter) loosen

    Derived terms

    * retighten * tighten one's belt * tighten the purse strings * tightener

    Distinguish from

    * titan, Titan

    tension

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.
  • Verb

  • To place an object in tension, to pull or place strain on.
  • We tensioned the cable until it snapped.

    Anagrams

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