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  1. What does tension mean? All physical objects that are in contact can exert forces on each other. We give these contact forces different names based on the types of objects in contact. If one of the objects exerting the force happens to be a rope, string, chain, or cable we call the force tension. How can a rope exert a force?

  2. In physics, tension is the pulling or stretching force transmitted axially along an object such as a string, rope, chain, rod, truss member, or other object, so as to stretch or pull apart the object. In terms of force, it is the opposite of compression.

  3. About. Transcript. Tension refers to the force that is transmitted through a string, rope, wire, or other similar object when it is pulled tight, trying to restore the object to its original, unstretched length. Learn how to solve for the strength of a tension force by using Newton’s Second Law of Motion. Created by David SantoPietro. Questions.

  4. Learn how tension, the force within or applied by a string or wire, counteracts gravity to keep objects stationary. Explore how tension varies in different scenarios, like in a system with multiple strings at different angles. Created by Sal Khan.

  5. Tension is defined as the force transmitted through a rope, string or wire when pulled by forces acting from opposite sides. The tension force is directed over the length of the wire and pulls energy equally on the bodies at the ends.

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  7. Dec 15, 2020 · What is Tension. The tension or tension force is a force experienced by a rope, string, or cable when it is pulled from the opposite end. It acts along the length of the wire and is equal and opposite to the applied force, that is, the force with which it is pulled.

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