torsion en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈtor.ʃɪn/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈtor.ʒɪn/ (General-American)
- /ˈtor.ʃən/ (General-American)
- /ˈtɔː.ʃən/ (UK)
- /ˈtor.ʒən/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English torcion, from Middle French torsion, from Late Latin torsiōnem, from Latin tortiō, from torqueō (“twist, turn”). See torture, -tort.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) 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.
- (countable, uncountable) A finite order element of a group that, when raised to a positive integer power results in the identity element of the group.
- (countable, uncountable) 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.
- (countable, uncountable) A type of holistic complimentary medicine that involves balancing theoretical energy fields through energy healing, meditation, and similar practices.
- (countable, uncountable) 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.
- (countable, uncountable) The stopping of arterial haemorrhage in certain cases, by twisting the cut end of the artery.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| torsions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
torsion scale · torsionless · torsioned · torsionmeter · torsion angle · angle of torsion · torsionally · cyclotorsion · torsion catapult · torsion pendulum · torsionful · cotorsion · torsion wrench · dextrotorsion · torsion bar · torsion field · maltorsion · hypertorsion · detorsion · torsion subgroup · moment of torsion · torsiograph · detorse · torsionic · torsional · torsion spring · torsion balance
Relateds
torque · torse · volvulus · tortuousness · tortuosity
Translations (28)
tr burulma (that force with which a thread, wire, or rod tends to return to a state of rest after it has been twisted) · it torsione (the act of turning or twisting) · es torsión (the act of turning or twisting) · hi मरोड़ (that force with which a thread, wire, or rod tends to return to a state of rest after it has been twisted) · bg извиване (the act of turning or twisting) · fi kierto (the act of turning or twisting) · fi vääntö (the act of turning or twisting) · da torsion (the act of turning or twisting) · ca torsió (the act of turning or twisting) · hi विमोटन (that force with which a thread, wire, or rod tends to return to a state of rest after it has been twisted) · bg усукваща сила (that force with which a thread, wire, or rod tends to return to a state of rest after it has been twisted) · tr burkulma (the act of turning or twisting) · hi मरोड़ (the act of turning or twisting) · es elasticidad (that force with which a thread, wire, or rod tends to return to a state of rest after it has been twisted) · fi kierevyys (in mathematics) · de Windungen (the act of turning or twisting) · bg усукване (the act of turning or twisting) · hi ऐंठन (that force with which a thread, wire, or rod tends to return to a state of rest after it has been twisted) · nn torsjon (the act of turning or twisting) · nb torsjon (the act of turning or twisting) · hi विमोटन (the act of turning or twisting) · pt torção (the act of turning or twisting) · ru скручивание (the act of turning or twisting) · de Windung (the act of turning or twisting) · sv torsion (the act of turning or twisting) · ko 말림 (the act of turning or twisting) · el συστροφή (the act of turning or twisting) · hi ऐंठन (the act of turning or twisting)