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Definition of tensor noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tensor

noun
 
/ˈtensə(r)/,
 
/ˈtensɔː(r)/
 
/ˈtensər/,
 
/ˈtensɔːr/
(anatomy)
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  1. a muscle that tightens or stretches part of the body
    Word Originearly 18th cent.: modern Latin, from Latin tendere ‘to stretch’.
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