τάση

Greek

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek τάσις (tásis, “stretching, tension”). The sense ‘voltage, potential difference’ is a semantic loan from French tension.

Noun

τάση • (tási) f (plural τάσεις)

(electricity, physics) voltage, potential difference
tension, stretching
trend, inclination, tendency

Declension

declension of τάση

	singular	plural
nominative	τάση •	τάσεις •
genitive	τάσης • τάσεως •	τάσεων •
accusative	τάση •	τάσεις •
vocative	τάση •	τάσεις •

Synonyms

διαφορά δυναμικού f (diaforá dynamikoú, “potential difference”)

See also

βολτ n (volt, “volt”)

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