tensor
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sər, -sɔr noun
1.
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
2.
Mathematics. a mathematical entity with components that change in a particular way in a transformation from one coordinate system to another.
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tensor (ˈtɛnsə, -sɔː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | anatomy any muscle that can cause a part to become firm or tense |
| 2. | maths a set of components, functions of the coordinates of any point in space, that transform linearly between coordinate systems. For three-dimensional space there are 3r components, where r is the rank. A tensor of zero rank is a scalar, of rank one, a vector |
| [C18: from New Latin, literally: a stretcher] | |
| tensorial | |
| —adj | |
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Tensor
is always a great word to know.
So is knee. Does it mean:
| the thighbone of the human leg, extending from the pelvis to the knee, that is the longest, largest, and strongest in the body |
| the joint of the leg that allows for movement between the femur and tibia and is protected by the patella |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
tensor
muscle that stretches a part, 1704, Mod.L., agent noun of L. tendere "to stretch" (see tenet).
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Medical Dictionary
tensor ten·sor (těn'sər, -sôr')
n.
A muscle that stretches or tightens a body part.
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Science Dictionary
tensor (těn'sər, -sôr') Pronunciation Key
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Example sentences
The physical variables of the disk's energy-momentum tensor are calculated.
Port and others are also experimenting with diffusion tensor imaging.
It is the tensor strength that needs to progress with the progression of matter.
It took a long time to get through the tensor algebra and tensor calculus.
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