La tensió
Example: La tensió elèctrica afecta el funcionament del circuit.
Definition
"La tensió" in engineering refers to the electric tension or voltage that influences the operation of an electrical circuit. It represents the potential difference between two points, driving the flow of electric current and enabling devices to function properly.
Etymology
The term "la tensió" comes from the Latin word 'tensio,' meaning 'a stretching or tension.' It originally described physical tension and was later adopted in engineering to describe electrical potential difference, metaphorically representing the 'stretching' of electric charge between two points.
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"La tensió" appears in the Vocaplus list "Catalan - Engineering - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 159 commonly used words.
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