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Tensioned meaning
In tension; strained or pulled on.
Example sentences (11)
In pre-tensioned concrete, the prestressing is achieved by using steel or polymer tendons or bars that are subjected to a tensile force prior to casting, or for post-tensioned concrete, after casting.
Tightrope walkers had to retain their balance while walking along a highly tensioned wire between two points on the framework of the circus tent.
A leaf or long blade of grass is stretched between the sides of the thumbs and tensioned slightly by bending the thumbs to change the pitch.
Another type of color CRT uses an aperture grille of tensioned vertical wires to achieve the same result.
A rolamite is a mechanical device, consisting of a roller suspended within a tensioned band.
Bracing not only strengthens the top against potential collapse due to the stress exerted by the tensioned strings, but also affects the resonance characteristics of the top.
The drum, similar to the davul and long drum, is double-headed, rod tensioned, and measures roughly 40 inches in diameter and 20 inches in width.
The frames can be up to 14' long which is big enough for a king-size quilt to be tensioned ready for quilting.
The patchwork, batting and backing are loaded onto the frame and in some systems each layer can be tensioned independently.
The standard demonstration configuration has a spring tensioned with convert of force installed on the control stick as to allow the pilot minimal room for uncommanded movement.
They were possibly rigged fore and aft from end to end along the middle line of the hull just under the main beams and tensioned to 13.5 tonnes force.