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ten⋅sive

  [ten-siv]
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–adjective
stretching or straining.
Origin:
1695–1705; tens(ion) + -ive; cf. F tensif
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ten·sive   (těn'sĭv)   
adj.  

  1. Of or causing tension.

  2. Physiology Giving or causing the sensation of stretching or tension.

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