Definition of "ectenic" []

• Subjected to tension, literally or figuratively; strained.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Psychod and ectenic force of Thury; the psychic force of Sergeant Cox and Mr. Crookes; the atmospheric magnetism of some naturalists; galvanism; and finally, electricity, are but various names for many different manifestations, or effects of the same mysterious, all-pervading cause -- the Greek"