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)

1. (electricity, physics) voltage, potential difference
2. tension, stretching
3. trend, inclination, tendency

Declension

Declension of τάση

	singular	plural
nominative	τάση •	τάσεις •
genitive	τάσης •	τάσεων •
accusative	τάση •	τάσεις •
vocative	τάση •	τάσεις •
Also, older or formal genitive singlar: τάσεως •

Synonyms

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

See also

• βολτ n (volt, “volt”)