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Meaning of "high-tension" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HIGH-TENSION

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HIGH-TENSION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
High-Tension is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HIGH-TENSION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of high-tension in the English dictionary

The definition of high-tension in the dictionary is subjected to, carrying, or capable of operating at a relatively high voltage.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HIGH-TENSION

high-speed
high-speed downlink packet access
high-speed steel
high-spending
high-spirited
high-spiritedly
high-spiritedness
high-stepper
high-street
high-strung
high-tech
high-technology
high-tensile steel
high-tensile wire
high-toned
high-up
high-velocity
high-voltage
high-water mark
high-wire act

WORDS THAT END LIKE HIGH-TENSION

air suspension
apprehension
ascension
coefficient of expansion
commission
comprehension
declension
dimension
en pension
expansion
extension
file extension
hair extension
hypertension
mansion
pension
pretension
recension
surface tension
suspension
tension

Synonyms and antonyms of high-tension in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «high-tension» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HIGH-TENSION

Find out the translation of high-tension to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of high-tension from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «high-tension» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

高张力
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de alta tensión
570 millions of speakers

English

high-tension
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उच्च तनाव
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التوتر العالي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

высокого напряжения
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

de alta tensão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উচ্চ টান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

à haute tension
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

ketegangan tinggi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hochspannungs
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

高圧の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

고압
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dhuwur-tension
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cao thế
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உயர் பதற்றம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उच्च दाब
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yüksek tansiyon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

alta tensione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wysokiego napięcia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

високої напруги
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de înaltă tensiune
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υψηλής τάσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hoë - spanning
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

högspännings
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

høyspent
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of high-tension

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HIGH-TENSION»

The term «high-tension» is regularly used and occupies the 70.979 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HIGH-TENSION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «high-tension» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «high-tension» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about high-tension

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HIGH-TENSION»

Discover the use of high-tension in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to high-tension and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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High Tension
He must now make a decision about what to do, or not ... This story is full of imagination and creativity. Incredible discoveries, well built characters, a nice writing and the clever use of suspense make this text up.
Christine Evain, 2011
2
High Tension: Life on the Shannon Scheme
High Tension lends an entirely different dimension to the history of the great hydro-electric Shannon Scheme of 1925-1929. Hitherto the story has been told from an engineering viewpoint.
Michael McCarthy, 2004
3
High-tension Power Transmission ...: A series of papers and ...
age on them, but no current. A number of plants, probably 40%, switch their high- tension circuits when loaded, and about 10% will do it only when it is absolutely necessary. 150. lVhat means for high-tension switching do you have? Following  ...
‎1905
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The Location and Construction of High Tension Transmission Lines
It is hoped that the old adage "There is an excuse for everything", will not have found an exception in the appearance of this treatise on "The Location and Construction of High Tension Transmission Lines." The writer in an endeavor to enlarge ...
Harrison Levi Garner, 1915
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Key Clicks & High Tension: A Saga of Wireless Telegraphy in ...
Tom Adams was fascinated with telegraphy from an early age and was invited to witness the transmission of the first shore to ship message in the Southern Hemisphere, sent from Queenscliff to RMS Ophir carrying the Duke and Duchess of York ...
Barry Abley, 2010
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Vehicular General Purpose Unit Equipment
25 TESTER, IGNITION CIRCUIT, HIGH-TENSION — No. 17-T-5520 leads on the left side of the instrument, connect the "BLACK" lead to the distributor terminal of vehicle coil, the "BARE" clip to a good ground on the engine, and the "RED" clip ...
Usa War Department, 2010
7
Acoustic Guitar Owner's Manual
Experimentation is the key to finding the ideal set for you and your guitar, and with very few exceptions, a high-tension set won't damage an instrument optimized for a lighter set. Few steel-string pickers would think about going through the ...
String Letter Publishing, Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation, 2000
8
Atlas of Glaucoma, Second Edition (Softcover Special Edition)
Other differences between fields in normal-tension glaucoma and high-tension glaucoma have been shown. Several groups, including Araie et al., Chauhan et al., and Drance et al., have shown that diffuse visual field loss is more common in  ...
Neil T. Choplin, Diane C. Lundy, 1998
9
Steve Morse - High Tension Wires: Guitar - Vocal
Matching folio to this master guitarist's rockin' album. Morse displays his brilliant technique on: Highland Wedding * Tumeni Notes * Ghostwind * and more. Includes introduction by Wolf Marshall.
Steve Morse, Jon Chappell, Jeff Jacobson, 1990
10
Subsea Pipeline Engineering
In shallow water, it is possible to meet these conditions without either a long stinger or high tension. A very long stinger is undesirable, because it is excessively vulnerable to wave and current forces. High tension is undesirable, because of the ...
Andrew Clennel Palmer, Roger A. King, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HIGH-TENSION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term high-tension is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Anyone for eel-pulling? » The Spectator
One day he flew into a high-tension cable, and that was the end of balloon jumping. Other entries include phosphorescent golf, ice tennis, ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Govt School Tasks Students to Scale 30-feet Arch - The New Indian …
A local said there is a high-tension wire close to the arch which would have posed additional danger to the students. They sat on top of the arch ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
3
Midsummer weather mayhem strikes area - The Evening Tribune
"They had the road shut down for us because there was some high-tension wires that were down that needed to be repaired," Robbins said. «Hornell Evening Tribune, Jul 15»
4
New Mosaic stadium has local content - Weyburn Review
It gives you a safety factor,” he said, noting most bleachers have six strands of high-tension cables, and the larger double-tiered tubs have 13 ... «Weyburn Review, Jul 15»
5
He has fire in his belly - The Hindu
The high-tension wire, which was criss-crossing his house snapped and fell on his left side of his body reducing it (the left side) to ashes. «The Hindu, Jul 15»
6
PSPCL officials booked for causing death due to negligence
Now, the PSPCL will file an FIR in this case, because the house was built after the installation of high-tension wires in the area. If they wanted to ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
7
Govt extends deadline for crusher industries by one year | Capital
... 500 metres away from riverside, 100 metres from high-tension electricity grid, and 2 km away from schools, hospitals, security installations, ... «E Kantipur, Jul 15»
8
Assam: Caught in bad weather, Pawan Hans chopper with 22 on …
Local witnesses said the helicopter negotiated several high-tension cables as well as local electricity lines to find a suitable location for landing ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
9
Ten American TV shows to watch out for
This high-tension soap opera, which follows a young couple who move to North Dakota to make a fortune from oil mining, could just be the ... «InDaily, Jul 15»
10
A friendlier Fenway: Yankees fans feeling right at home in the heart …
What used to be a high-tension, hostile series just a few years back has turned in family picnic. Only one lone voice attempted a “Yankees Suck ... «Boston.com, Jul 15»

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