torsion /törˈshən/

1. Twisting
2. A twist
3. The strain produced by twisting
4. The force with which a thread or wire tends to return when twisted
5. The checking of a haemorrhage by twisting the cut end of the artery (surgery)

torsibility /-si-bilˈi-ti/ noun

1. The ability to be twisted or subjected to torsion
2. The degree to which twisting or torsion can be recovered from

torˈsiograph noun

An instrument for measuring and recording the frequency and amplitude of torsional vibrations in a shaft

torˈsional adjective

torˈsionally adverb

torˈsive adjective

Twisted spirally

torsion balance noun

An instrument for measuring very minute forces by a horizontal needle suspended by a very fine filament

torsion bar noun

A metal bar which absorbs force by twisting, used esp in vehicle suspension

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