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tensity|ˈtɛnsɪtɪ|
[f. L. tens-us tense a. + -ity: cf. intensity.]
The quality or condition of being tense; a state of tension. a. lit. (chiefly Physiol. and Path.).
1658Phillips, Tensity, stiffnesse, or a being stretched out hard. 1676Cole in Phil. Trans. XI. 604 There could be, in that supposition of a Continuity of fibre, tensity enough in the Intestins to carry on such a motion. 1717J. Keill Anim. Oecon. (1738) 261 That robust Tensity of the Fibres, which makes strong People the less liable to accidents.
b. fig.
1862Carlyle Fredk. Gt. xi. vii. (1872) IV. 95 It braced him into such a tensity of spirit. 1884W. Collins I say No i. ix, The first change of expression which relaxed the iron tensity of the housekeeper's face showed itself. |
