tensioned

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Definition of tensioned

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adj

In tension; strained or pulled on.

“Most of the overhead system is of the weight-tensioned type, constant tension being automatically applied by balance weights.”
“It is in the nature of the assertion of distinctions of identity that they force others to realize they are in a place that is not so universal, that their straight being is at best a tensioned coil likely to snap back any time soon.”

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adj

In tension; strained or pulled on.

“Most of the overhead system is of the weight-tensioned type, constant tension being automatically applied by balance weights.”
“It is in the nature of the assertion of distinctions of identity that they force others to realize they are in a place that is not so universal, that their straight being is at best a tensioned coil likely to snap back any time soon.”

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