TUTOR, civil law. A person who has been lawfully appointed to the care of the person and property of a minor. 2. By the laws of Louisiana minors under the age of fourteen years, if males, and under the age of twelve years, if females, are both, as to their persons and their estates, placed under the authority of a tutor. Civ.
Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition: tension(Noun) Psychological state of being tense. tension(Noun) Condition of being held in a state between two or more forces, which are acting in opposition to each other. tension(Noun) State of an elastic object which is stretched in a way which increases its length.
Truss bridge is a type of bridge whose main element is a truss which is a structure of connected elements that form triangular units. Truss is used because it is a very rigid structure and it transfers the load from a single point to a much wider area.