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The direction of tension in a rope always runs both ways and parallel to the rope.

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What is the name given to the force that occurs in a rope when both ends are pulled in opposite direction?

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What is a sentence using tension as a noun?

The mountaineer kept tension on the rope so that his companion could climb to the ledge.