low-tension

[ loh-ten-shuhn ]

adjective

, Electricity.

1. subjected to, or capable of operating under, relatively low voltage: : lt, L.T.

   low-tension wire.

low-tension

adjective

1. subjected to, carrying, or capable of operating at a low voltage LT

low-tension

1. Having a low voltage, or designed to work at low voltages.
2. Compare high-tension

Word History and Origins

Origin of low-tension¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

“The tensions are new. The Arctic has historically been a low-tension zone and we all liked it that way. However, one country has militarized its coast, and that’s Russia,” Amb.

From Washington Times

Strong lead performances by Aaron Paul and Emily Ratajkowski are squandered in “Welcome Home,” a low-tension suspense picture with pretensions of saying something profound about broken relationships.

From Los Angeles Times

These relate to the proportions of Earth’s total land surface located within the ‘conserve’, ‘agriculture’, ‘conflict’ and ‘low-tension’ zones.

From Nature

In 1891, the city, which at that time consisted of Manhattan and the Bronx, hired the Empire City Subway Company to bury the city’s low-tension communication wires below the street in ducts, originally called “subways.”

From New York Times

Both the high-tension spark plug and low-tension make-and-break systems had been in wide use for many years, with the latter constituting the majority in 1902.

From Project Gutenberg