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torsion

11 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. torsion (noun)
  2. torsion balance (noun)
  3. torsion bar (noun)
  4. torsion electrometer (noun)
  5. torsion head (noun)
  6. torsion meter (noun)
  7. torsion modulus (noun)
  8. torsion pendulum (noun)
  9. torsion scale (noun)
  10. angle of torsion
  11. radius of torsion

tor·sion

noun \ˈtȯr-shən\

Definition of TORSION

1
: the twisting or wrenching of a body by the exertion of forces tending to turn one end or part about a longitudinal axis while the other is held fast or turned in the opposite direction; also : the state of being twisted
2
: the twisting of a bodily organ or part on its own axis
3
: the reactive torque that an elastic solid exerts by reason of being under torsion
— tor·sion·al \ˈtȯr-shnəl, -shə-nəl\ adjective
— tor·sion·al·ly adverb
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Origin of TORSION

Late Latin torsion-, torsio torment, alteration of Latin tortio, from torquēre to twist
First Known Use: 1543

Rhymes with TORSION

portion

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