Category:Tensor

Ten"sor, n. Etym: [nl. See tension.]

1. (anat.)

Defn: a muscle that stretches a part, or renders it tense.

2. (geom.)

Defn: the ratio of one vector to another in length, no regard being Had to the direction of the two vectors; -- so called because Considered as a stretching factor in changing one vector into Another. See versor.