tensor
noun
- any muscle that stretches, or tenses, some part of the body
- Math. an abstract object representing a generalization of the vector concept and having a specified system of components that undergo certain types of transformation under changes of the coordinate system
See tensor in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(tĕnˈsər, -sôrˌ)
noun- Anatomy A muscle that stretches or tightens a body part.
- 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.
Related Forms:
- ten·soˈri·al (-sôrˈē-əl, -sōrˈ-) adjective
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