adj. (Med., Physiol.) Pertaining to or having normal blood pressure. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
a. Pertaining to the variation of tensile strength with the temperature. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. [ Thermo- + tension. ] A process of increasing the strength of wrought iron by heating it to a determinate temperature, and giving to it, while in that state, a mechanical strain or tension in the direction in which the strength is afterward to be exerted. [ 1913 Webster ]