What is tension in physics?

In physics, tension may be described as the pulling force transmitted axially by the means of a string, cable, chain, or similar one-dimensional continuous object, or by each end of a rod, truss member, or similar three-dimensional object;tension might also be described as the action-reaction pair of forces acting at.

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All physical objects that are in contact can exert forces on each other. We give these contact forces different names based on the type of objects in contact. If one of the objects exerting the force happens to be a rope, string, chain, or cable we call the force tension.

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