Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tensioned

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.13 in modern English

Syllables: ten-sioned
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

In tension; strained or pulled on.

verb

simple past and past participle of tension

Example Sentences

"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."

Inflected Forms

more tensioned (comparative) most tensioned (superlative)

Derived Forms

nontensioned pretensioned untensioned

Questions

What does tensioned mean?: In tension; strained or pulled on.

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