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ten·du 1

 (tān′do͞o)
n.
Any of several Asian ebony trees.

[Hindi tendū, from Sanskrit tainduka-, pertaining to tindukaḥ, the evergreen tree Diospyros embryopteris.]

ten·du 2

(tän-do͞o′, täN-dü′)
adj.
Relating to or being a ballet position in which a muscle or limb is stretched out: battement tendu.

[French, from past participle of tendre, to stretch, from Old French, from Latin tendere; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]
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tendu

(tɑːnˈduː) ballet
n
(Ballet) a position in ballet
adj
(Ballet) extended
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One exercise she uses is to have her students tendu side with the right leg and lean to the left, keeping the body in a straight line.
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Tendu: Tendu placement is directly in front or directly behind you.