Look up: torsion

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   torsion
   [n] - a twisting force
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   torsion
   A twisting deformation of a solid body about an axis in which lines that were initially parallel to the axis become helices.
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   torsion
   twisting that causes a change in the normal shape and/or size of a body Category: Physics • effect produced on a cylindrical or prismatic bar by a couple the moment of which is parallel to the axis of the bar Category: Iron and steel industries • the act of twisting or rotating Category: Medicine
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   Torsion
   Tor'sion noun [ French, from Late Latin torsio , from Latin torquere , tortum , to twist. See Torture .] 1. 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 direc ...
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   torsion
   1. <surgery> A type of mechanical stress, whereby the external forces (load) twist an object about its axis. ... 2. <ophthalmology> Any rotation of the vertical corneal meridians. ... Origin: L. Torsio, torquere = to twist ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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   torsion
   torque noun a twisting force
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   Torsion
   *In mathematics, the term `torsion` usually has one of two unrelated meanings. The first is geometrical, measuring curvature of some sort: ** Torsion of curves ** Torsion tensor in differential geometry ** Analytic torsion (also called Ray-Singer torsion) ** Reidemeister torsion (also called R-torsion, Franz torsion, de Rham torsion) ** Whitehead torsion *The second is algebraic, relating to the set of elements that vanish (e.g., elements of fin...
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   torsion
   (tor´shәn) the act of twisting; the state of being twisted. adj., tor´sive., adj. tibial torsion inward twisting of the tibia so that the foot turns inward.
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   Torsion
   • (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. • (n.) That force with which a thread, wire, or rod of any material,...
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    torsion
    (from the article `gastropod`) ...a free-swimming form (trochophore larva). Upon the expansion of the ciliary girdle of the trochophore larva into large, heavily ciliated swimming ...
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    torsion
    (from the article `solids, mechanics of`) ...of a viable theory with forms of stress-strain relations for specific rubbery elastic materials, as well as an understanding of the physical ...
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    torsion
    (L. torsio, from torquere to twist) 1. a type of mechanical stress, whereby the external forces (load) twist an object about its axis. 2. in ophthalmology any rotation of the vertical corneal meridians.
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    torsion
    
    1. a tortuous and twisted shape or position
    2. a twisting force
    
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    torsion
    torsion, stress on a body when external forces tend to twist it about an axis. See strength of materials.
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