Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tensor

2 senses of tensor

Sense 1
tensor -- (a generalization of the concept of a vector)
       => variable, variable quantity -- (a quantity that can assume any of a set of values)

Sense 2
tensor -- (any of several muscles that cause an attached structure to become tense or firm)
       => muscle, musculus -- (one of the contractile organs of the body)