Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tensional

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables: ten-sion-al
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to tension.

Example Sentences

"The tensional force was so great the cable snapped."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *tend- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *téndeti Proto-Italic *tendō Latin tendō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin tēnsiōder. Middle French tensionbor. English tension English -al English tensional From tension + -al.

Derived Forms

isotensional pretensional tensegrity tensionally

Questions

What does tensional mean?: Relating to tension.
Where does tensional come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *tend- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *téndeti Proto-Italic *tendō Latin tendō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin tēnsiōder. Middle French tensionbor. English tension English -al English tensional From tension + -al.

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