Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of torsion is as below...

Twisted :: Twisted (a.) Contorted; crooked spirally; subjected to torsion; hence, perverted..

Twist :: Twist (v. t.) To distort, as a solid body, by turning one part relatively to another about an axis passing through both; to subject to torsion; as, to twist a shaft..

Intortion :: Intortion (n.) See Intorsion.

Intorsion :: Intorsion (n.) A winding, bending, or twisting..

Contorsion :: Contorsion (n.) See Contortion.

Torsional :: Torsional (a.) Of or pertaining to torsion; resulting from torsion, or the force with which a thread or wire returns to a state of rest after having been twisted round its axis; as, torsional force..

Torsion :: Torsion (n.) 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..

Intorsion :: Intorsion (n.) The bending or twining of any part of a plant toward one side or the other, or in any direction from the vertical..

Detorsion :: Detorsion (n.) Same as Detortion.

Retorsion :: Retorsion (n.) Same as Retortion.

Torsion :: 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..

Torque :: Torque (n.) That which tends to produce torsion; a couple of forces.

Twist :: Twist (v. i.) To be contorted; to writhe; to be distorted by torsion; to be united by winding round each other; to be or become twisted; as, some strands will twist more easily than others..

Random Fonts

Most Popular