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ten⋅sor

  [ten-ser, -sawr]
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–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.
Origin:
1695–1705; < NL: stretcher, equiv. to L tend(ere) to stretch (see tend 1 ) + -tor -tor, with dt > s

Related forms:
ten⋅so⋅ri⋅al  [ten-sawr-ee-uhl, -sohr-] , adjective
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ten·sor   (těn'sər, -sôr')   
n.  

  1. Anatomy A muscle that stretches or tightens a body part.

  2. Mathematics A set of quantities that obey certain transformation laws relating the bases in one generalized coordinate system to those of another and involving partial derivative sums. Vectors are simple tensors.


[New Latin tēnsor, from Latin tēnsus, past participle of tendere, to stretch; see tense1.]
ten·so'ri·al (-sôr'ē-əl, -sōr'-) adj.
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tensor 
muscle that stretches a part, 1704, Mod.L., agent noun of L. tendere "to stretch" (see tenet).
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ten·sor
Pronunciation: 'ten(t)-s&r, 'ten-"so(&)r
Function: noun
: a muscle that stretches a part or makes it tense called alsotensor muscle
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tensor ten·sor (těn'sər, -sôr')
n.
A muscle that stretches or tightens a body part.

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tensor   (těn'sər, -sôr')  Pronunciation Key 

  1. A structure of quantities arranged by zero or more indices, such as a scalar (zero indices), a vector (one index), or a matrix (two indices), which is invariant under transformations of coordinates.

  2. Any of various muscles that stretch or tighten a body part, as the muscle that acts to tense the soft palate, called the tensor palati.


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