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overtension

overtension noun: excessive tension.

Noun

overtension

  1. Excessive tension.

Verb

overtension (third-person singular simple present overtensions, present participle overtensioning, simple past and past participle overtensioned)

  1. (transitive) To make too tense.

Forms of overtension

third-person singular presentovertensions
present participleovertensioning
past participleovertensioned
pastovertensioned

Origin of overtension

From over- + tension.

Questions about overtension

What does overtension mean?
Overtension means excessive tension.
What part of speech is overtension?
Overtension can be a noun or a verb.

Words near overtension in the dictionary

  1. overtense
  2. overtensed
  3. overtenseness
  4. overtenses
  5. overtensing
  6. overtension
  7. overtensioned
  8. overtensioning
  9. overtensions
  10. overtenured
  11. overtest

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