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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tor•sion /ˈtɔrʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- the act of twisting or the state of being twisted.
tor•sion•al, adj. See -tort-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tor•sion (tôr′shən),USA pronunciation n. - the act of twisting.
- the state of being twisted.
- [Mech.]
- the twisting of a body by two equal and opposite torques.
- the internal torque so produced.
- [Math.]
- the degree of departure of a curve from a plane.
- a number measuring this.
- Late Latin torsiōn- (stem of torsiō) torment, equivalent. to tors(us) twisted (see torse) + -iōn- -ion
- Old French torsion
- 1375–1425; 1535–45 for def. 1.; late Middle English torcion wringing one's bowels
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