Hi,
On 24-6-2011 0:46, Joshua Cude wrote:
On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 5:40 PM, Man on Bridges <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
As a side note: "tension" refers in my book and wikipedia's to :
"Tension (physics), a force related to the stretching of an object
(the opposite of compression)"
Tension can also mean voltage. According to wikipedia, under voltage:
*Voltage* is an informal term for *electric potential difference*^[1]
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voltage#cite_note-0> and is also called
*electric tension*.
You are right, but to be more complete this is what wikipedia considers
all to be tension.
*Tension* may refer to:
* Tension (physics)
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tension_%28physics%29>, a force
related to the stretching of an object (the opposite of compression)
* Tension (music)
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tension_%28music%29>, the perceived
need for relaxation or release created by a listener's expectations
* /Tension/ (film)
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tension_%28film%29>, a 1949 film by
John Berry
* /Tension/ (album)
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tension_%28album%29>, an album by Dizmas
* Tension (band) <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tension_%28band%29>,
a Taiwanese a capella group and boy band
* /The Void/ (video game)
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Void_%28video_game%29>, also
known as /Tension/ in some regions
* Tension (knitting)
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tension_%28knitting%29>, a factor
that affects knitting gauge
* Voltage <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voltage> or electrical tension
* Muscle tone <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscle_tone> or
/residual muscle tension/, a partial contraction of the muscles
* Stress (biology)
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stress_%28biology%29> or tension
* Suspense <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspense> or tension, the
feeling of uncertainty and interest about the outcome of certain
actions an audience perceives
* "Tension", a song by Avenged Sevenfold from Diamonds in the Rough
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_in_the_LBC_%26_Diamonds_in_the_Rough>
* "Tension", a song by Orbital from /The Altogether
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Altogether>/
So I would recommend to avoid ambiguity and use the term "Voltage" as
"everybody?" knows what is meant by it.
At least in electrical engineering and electronics "we" use the term
"voltage"; I've sofar never met any electrical engineer who in
discussions or talks refered to it being "electric tension" or "electric
potential difference" ; the latter is something that may be used in
official recommendations etc.
Kind regards,
MoB
