tensor
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.ten·sor
noun \ˈten(t)-sər, ˈten-ˌsȯr\Definition of TENSOR
1
: a muscle that stretches a part
2
: a generalized vector with more than three components each of which is a function of the coordinates of an arbitrary point in space of an appropriate number of dimensions
See Origin of TENSOR
New Latin, from Latin tendere
First Known Use: circa 1704
ten·sor
noun \ˈten(t)-sər, ˈten-ˌsȯ(ə)r\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of TENSOR
: a muscle that stretches a part or makes it tense—called also tensor muscle
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