low-tension

[ loh-ten-shuhn ]

/ ˈloʊˈtɛn ʃən /

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adjective Electricity.

subjected to, or capable of operating under, relatively low voltage: low-tension wire.Abbreviation: lt, L.T.

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Origin of low-tension

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby low-tension

low-spirited, Low Sunday, low-tar, low-tech, low technology, low-tension, low-test, low-ticket, low tide, lowveld, low-velocity zone

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How to use low-tension in a sentence

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“He has to really stay on the down low, he has to make sure that he blends in,” Ney told the Beast.
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Like him, they identified the Airbus A320 as an airplane extremely well fitted to low cost airline operations in Asia.
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Malaysian-based entrepreneur Tony Fernandes has turned AirAsia into the most successful low cost airline in southeast Asia.
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In their shelter, Brion and Ulv crouched low and wondered why the attack didn't come.
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It is low in chronic interstitial nephritis, diabetes insipidus, and many functional nervous disorders.
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The lack of bill buyers in foreign countries who will quote as low rates on dollar as on sterling bills.
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The controlling leaders being out of gear the machine did not run smoothly: there was nothing but friction and tension.
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In pneumonia chlorids are constantly very low, and in some cases are absent entirely.
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British Dictionary definitions for low-tension

low-tension

adjective

subjected to, carrying, or capable of operating at a low voltageAbbreviation: LT

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Scientific definitions for low-tension

low-tension

Having a low voltage, or designed to work at low voltages. Compare high-tension.