'Tensor' definitions:
Definition of 'tensor'
(from WordNet)
noun
A generalization of the concept of a vector
noun
Any of several muscles that cause an attached structure to become tense or firm
Definition of 'Tensor'
From: GCIDE
- Tensor \Ten"sor\, n. [NL. See Tension.]
- 1. (Anat.) A muscle that stretches a part, or renders it tense. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Geom.) The ratio of one vector to another in length, no regard being had to the direction of the two vectors; -- so called because considered as a stretching factor in changing one vector into another. See Versor. [1913 Webster]