torsion
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torsion
- /ˈtɔː.ʃən/ UK
- /ˈtor.ʃɪn/ US
- /ˈtor.ʒɪn/ US
- /ˈtor.ʃən/ US
- /ˈtor.ʒən/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English torcion, from Middle French torsion, from Late Latin torsiōnem, from Latin tortiō, from torqueō (“twist, turn”). See torture, -tort.
noun torsions
- 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.
- A finite order element of a group that, when raised to a positive integer power results in the identity element of the group.
- An element of a homology or cohomology group for which there exists a non-zero integer that, when the element is multiplied by that integer, yields zero.
- A type of holistic complimentary medicine that involves balancing theoretical energy fields through energy healing, meditation, and similar practices.
- 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.
- The stopping of arterial haemorrhage in certain cases, by twisting the cut end of the artery.
verb torsions · torsioning · torsioned
- To subject to torsion.
Translations
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noun the act of turning or twisting
| Español | torsión |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 말림 mallim |
| हिन्दी | मरोड़ maroṛ, विमोटन vimoṭan, ऐंठन a͠iṭhan |
| Português | torção |
| Deutsch | Windung, Windungen |
| Italiano | torsione |
| Ελληνικά | συστροφή systrofí |
| Русский | скручивание skručivanije |
noun that force with which a thread, wire, or rod tends to return to a state of rest after it has been twisted
| Español | elasticidad |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | मरोड़ maroṛ, विमोटन vimoṭan, ऐंठन a͠iṭhan |
Talk about this word "torsion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/torsion. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. torsion. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/torsion "torsion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/torsion.Cite this
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