Dictionary
ten•sor
Pronunciation: (ten'sur, -sôr), [key]—
n.
1. Anat.a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
2. Math.a mathematical entity with components that change in a particular way in a transformation from one coordinate system to another.
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