tensor

noun

ten·​sor ˈten(t)-sər  ˈten-ˌsȯr 

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

Examples of tensor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For years, Google was effectively its own sole customer for its homegrown processors, called tensor processing units, or TPUs, which the company first designed more than a decade ago to speed up the generation of search results and has since adapted to handle complex AI tasks. —Mark Bergen, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025

For years, Google was effectively its own sole customer for its homegrown processors, called tensor processing units, or TPUs, which the company designed more than a decade ago to manage complex AI tasks. —Bloomberg, Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2025

On Monday, The Information reported that Meta is considering using Google’s tensor processing units, or TPUs, in its data centers in 2027. —Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025

According to The Information, Meta is in talks to spend billions of dollars on Google’s tensor processing units (TPUs) beginning 2027, a move that would cast Alphabet as a serious challenger to Nvidia’s dominance. —Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin, from Latin tendere "to extend outward, stretch, draw tight" + -tor, agent suffix — more at tender entry 3

First Known Use

circa 1704, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for tensor

• censer
• censor
• denser
• fencer
• sensor
• biosensor
• condenser
• dispenser
• extensor

Kids Definition

tensor

noun

ten·​sor ˈten(t)-sər  ˈten-ˌsȯ(ə)r 

: a muscle that stretches a part

Medical Definition

tensor

noun

ten·​sor ˈten(t)-sər  ˈten-ˌsȯ(ə)r 

: a muscle that stretches a part or makes it tense

called also tensor muscle