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tensor
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun tensor has 2 senses
- tensor(n = noun.cognition) Array - a generalization of the concept of a vector; Array is a kind of variable, variable quantity
- tensor(n = noun.body) Array - any of several muscles that cause an attached structure to become tense or firm; Array is a kind of muscle, musculus
has particulars: tensor tympani
Derived form verb tense3
CIDE DICTIONARY
tensor, n. [NL. See Tension.].
- A muscle that stretches a part, or renders it tense. [1913 Webster]
- The ratio of one vector to another in length, no regard being had to the direction of the two vectors; -- so called because considered as a stretching factor in changing one vector into another. See Versor. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
tensor, n.
1 Anat. a muscle that tightens or stretches a part.
2 Math. a generalized form of vector involving an arbitrary number of indices.
1 Anat. a muscle that tightens or stretches a part.
2 Math. a generalized form of vector involving an arbitrary number of indices.
Derivative
tensorial adj.
Etymology
mod.L (as TEND(1))
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