Tension

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Tension may refer to:

Science

• Tension (physics), a force related to the stretching of an object (the opposite of compression)
• Tension (geology), a stress which stretches rocks in two opposite directions
• Voltage or electric tension, the difference in electric potential energy between two points

Entertainment

• 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
• Tension (film), a 1949 film by John Berry
• Tension (band), a Taiwanese acappella group and boy band

Albums

• Tension (Dizmas album), a 2007 album by Dizmas
• Tension (Bakufu Slump album), 1994
• Ten$Ion, a 2012 album by Die Antwoord

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 The Path of Totality
• "Tension", a song by Orbital from The Altogether
• "Tension", a song by Susumu Hirasawa from Paranoia Agent Original Soundtrack

Other uses

• Tension (knitting), a factor that affects knitting gauge
• Tenseness, in phonetics, a phonological quality frequently associated with vowels and occasionally with consonants
• Muscle tone or residual muscle tension, a partial contraction of the muscles
• The Void (video game), also known as Tension in some regions

See also

• Stress (disambiguation)