torsion
pronunciation
How to pronounce torsion in British English:
UK [ˈtɔ:ʃn]
How to pronounce torsion in American English:
US [ˈtɔrʃn]
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- Noun:
- a tortuous and twisted shape or position
- a twisting force
Word Origin
- torsion
- torsion: see torment
- torsion (n.)
- early 15c., "wringing pain in the bowels," from Old French torsion "colic" (early 14c.), from Late Latin torsionem (nominative torsio) "a wringing or gripping," from Latin tortionem (nominative tortio) "torture, torment," noun of action from past participle stem of torquere "to twist, distort, torture" (see torque (n.)). Meaning "act or effect of twisting as by opposing forces" is first recorded 1540s.
Example
- 1. Misdiagnosis of teratoma torsion after appendectomy : case report .
- 2. Wing position and torsion can be monitored via two-way zigbee protocol radio communication and can be adjusted and optimized in real time during flight .
- 3. Inclination and torsion , visual inspection and complete measurements .
- 4. Install new flap with a torsion spring .
- 5. Gnosis and treatment of testicular torsion .