tegangan.
tension:
Meaning & usage
tension: the condition of being held in a state between two or more forces, which are acting in opposition to each other
tension: force transmitted through a rope, string, cable, or similar object
tension: psychological state of being tense
tension: a feeling of nervousness, excitement, or fear that is created in a movie, book, etc.; suspense
ellipsis of tegangan listrik (“potential difference, voltage”)
stress: the internal distribution of force across a small boundary per unit area of that boundary (pressure) within a body. It causes strain or deformation and is typically symbolised by σ or τ
stress: force externally applied to a body which cause internal stress within the body
suspense: the pleasurable emotion of anticipation and excitement regarding the outcome or climax of a book, film etc
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Malay tegangan. Affixed tegang (“tense”) + -an. Semantic loan from Dutch spanning (“tension, voltage”) for physics, psychology and literature senses, see also the loanword spaning.
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