The Fire Alarm Systems on all three campuses are monitored and supervised 24-7 by the Tufts Police Communications Centers located on the Boston and Medford campuses. The systems are engineered, installed and supervised in accordance with applicable Massachusetts fire and building codes.
Noun. 1. sinew-a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment. tendon. connective tissue-tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments.inew. The state or quality of being physically strong: brawn, might, muscle, potence, potency, power, powerfulness, puissance, strength, thew (often used in plural).
sinew (plural sinews) ( 1 anatomy) A cord or tendon of the body. ( 2 obsolete) A nerve. ( 3 figuratively) Muscle; nerve; nervous energy; vigor; vigorous strength; muscular power.  A string or chord, as of a musical instrument. (figuratively) That which gives strength or in which strength consists; a supporting member or factor; mainstay; source of strength (often plural). Shakespeare The portion and sinew of her fortune, her marriage dowry. Sir Walter Raleigh The bodies of men, munition, and money, may justly be called the sinews of war.