Tensioner
/ˈtɛn.ʃən.ər/noun
A device or mechanism that applies or maintains tension.
Did you know?Tensioner comes from the same Latin root as *tend* and *tension*, all tied to the idea of stretching or straining something outward under force.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ten-
“to stretch, extend”
Latin
Latin
tendere
“to stretch, strain, extend”
Latin
Latin
tensio
“a stretching, straining”
Middle English
English
tension
“a stretching or straining”
Modern English
English
tensioner
“a device that keeps something under tension”