2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Tensor \Ten"sor\, n. [NL. See {Tension}.] 1. (Anat.) A muscle that stretches a part, or renders it tense. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geom.) The ratio of one vector to another in length, no regard being had to the direction of the two vectors; -- so called because considered as a stretching factor in changing one vector into another. See {Versor}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: tensor n 1: a generalization of the concept of a vector 2: any of several muscles that cause an attached structure to become tense or firm
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