Tension may mean:

• Tension (mechanics), in physics, a force related to the stretching of a string or a similar object

• high-tension line, sometimes used to refer to electrical voltage

• 'Tension' in politics and international relations: strained relations between parties, possibly leading to unrest and war.

• 'Tension', a colloquial used to refer to physiological or mental stress

• Tension, in music, the perceived need for relaxation or release created by a listener's expectations

• Suspense, or "tension", in a dramatic work: the feeling of uncertainty and interest about the outcome of certain actions an audience perceives.

• Tenseness, in phonetics, describes a certain sound quality

• Tension (film), a 1950 film noir

• Tension (band), a rock band

See also

• surface tension
• tensile stress
• tensile architecture

Spannung | Tensión | Tensio | Tension | 장력 | テンション | Naprężenie spänning