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T / tensĭo
noun

tensĭo

gen. tensōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
a stretching; stretching out; extension
a stretching, stretching out, extension (post-Aug. and very rare).
a setting up; pitching; init.— Plur
In gen.: papilionum, a setting up, pitching, Hyg. Gromat. init.— Plur.: bracchia, quae in eas tensiones includuntur, Vitr 1, 1 med.—
a tension; contraction of the nerves •
In partic., a tension or contraction of the nerves, as a disease: nervorum, Scrib. Comp. 101; 255: praecordiorum, id. ib. 260; Veg. Vet. 1, 53 fin.
Perseus ID: n47785 Key: tensio