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low-tension
[ loh-ten-shuhn ]
adjective
, Electricity.
- subjected to, or capable of operating under, relatively low voltage: : lt, L.T.
low-tension wire.
low-tension
adjective
- subjected to, carrying, or capable of operating at a low voltage LT
low-tension
- Having a low voltage, or designed to work at low voltages.
- Compare high-tension
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Word History and Origins
Origin of low-tension1
First recorded in 1895–1900
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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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