Tensor

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