low-tension

[ loh-ten-shuhn ]

adjective

, Electricity.

1. subjected to, or capable of operating under, relatively low voltage: : lt, L.T.

   low-tension wire.

low-tension

adjective

1. subjected to, carrying, or capable of operating at a low voltage LT

low-tension

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of low-tension¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

The dynamo is a low tension machine, the field being regulated to give 65 volts when running the lamp circuits.

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Such machines deliver a large quantity of electricity of low tension — in other words, of low leaping power.

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The Farmer-Wallace 'quantity machine' pours forth a flood of electricity of low tension.

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Low tension circuits, such as are used for incandescent lights, range from 100 to 240 volts and are harmless.

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On account of this spark a primary induction coil is used in low tension or make and break ignition systems.

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