Definition of torsion bar
: a long metal element in an automobile suspension that has one end held rigidly to the frame end and the other twisted and connected to the axle and that acts as a spring
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The cables that carry the current to the microwave amplifier run along the arm of the torsion bar.
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This leaves the torsion bars as the only source of elasticity.
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First Known Use of torsion bar
1937
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