torsion

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From French, from Late Latin torsio, from Latin torqueō (“‘twist, turn’”). See torture, -tort.

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angle of torsion (of a curve) (Geometry)

1. the indefinitely small angle between two consecutive osculating planes of a curve of double curvature.

moment of torsion

1. (Mechanics) the moment of a pair of equal and opposite couples which tend to twist a body.

torsion balance

1. (Physics), an instrument for estimating very minute forces, as electric or magnetic attractions and repulsions, by the torsion of a very slender wire or fiber having at its lower extremity a horizontal bar or needle, upon which the forces act.

torsion scale

1. a scale for weighing in which the fulcra of the levers or beams are strained wires or strips acting by torsion.

[edit] Noun

torsion (plural torsions)

1. The act of turning or twisting, or the state of being twisted; the twisting or wrenching of a body by the exertion of a lateral force tending to turn one end or part of it about a longitudinal axis, while the other is held fast or turned in the opposite direction.
2. (mechanics) That force with which a thread, wire, or rod of any material, returns, or tends to return, to a state of rest after it has been twisted; torsibility.

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[edit] Derived terms

• torsion field

[edit] Related terms

• torque

[edit] Trivia

• Torsion was the winning word at the 9th Scripps National Spelling Bee. [1]

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: inoorst
• nitroso

[edit] Finnish

[edit] Noun

torsion

1. Genitive singular form of torsio.

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[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /tɔʁ.sjɔ̃/ X-SAMPA: /tOR.sjO~/

[edit] Noun

torsion f. (plural torsions)

1. torsion; act of turning or twisting.

[edit] Derived terms

• angle de torsion
• ressort de torsion
• barre de torsion

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: inoorst
• rotions