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Definition of Torsion
1. Noun. A tortuous and twisted shape or position. "The acrobat performed incredible contortions"
Generic synonyms: Distorted Shape, Distortion
Derivative terms: Contort, Contortionist, Tortuous, Tortuous
2. Noun. A twisting force.
Generic synonyms: Force
Specialized synonyms: Magnetic Moment, Moment Of A Magnet
Definition of Torsion
1. n. 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.
Definition of Torsion
1. Noun. 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. ¹
2. Noun. (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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Torsion
1. the act of twisting [n -S]
Medical Definition of Torsion
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Torsion
Literary usage of Torsion
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"The Bevis-Gibson flashlight torsion meter will serve to illustrate the general
... 9 — torsion Dynamometer. therefore effectually breaks the flash and no ..."
2. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"He saw that if the period of vibration is kept constant, that is, if the moment
of inertia I is kept proportional to the torsion couple per radian p, ..."
3. Special pathology and therapeutics of the diseases of domestic animals v. 2 by Ferenc Hutyra (1913)
"On the basis of this definition postmortem torsion, which is comparatively
frequent, must be separated from volvulus and torsion; and also displacements of ..."
4. Elementary Treatise on Physics Experimental and Applied for the Use of by Adolphe Ganot (1886)
"Elasticity of torsion.—The laws of the torsion of wires were determined by Coulomb,
by means of an apparatus called the torsion balance (fig. 62). ..."
5. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"Between the hook or crank (i) and the centre of the upper screw (aa), the india-
rubber in a state of torsion (/) extends. By fixing the lower screw and ..."
6. The Early Embryology of the Chick by Bradley Merrill Patten (1920)
"Flexion and torsion.—Until 36 or 37 hours of incubation the longitudinal axis of
... torsion means the twisting of the body, as one might turn the head and ..."
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