torsion
torsion
Definition
tor·sion (tôr′s̸hən)
noun
- the process or condition of twisting or being twisted
- Mech.
- the stress or strain produced in a body, as a rod, wire, or thread, by turning one end along a longitudinal axis while the other end is held firm or twisted in the opposite direction
- the torque exerted by a body in reaction to being placed under torsion
Etymology: ME torcion < MFr torsion < LL(Ec) torsio < pp. of L torquere, to twist: see tort
torsion
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- testis: We diagnosed a left undescended testicular tumor and torsion of the left testis.
- testicle: This is known as " torsion of the testicle " .
Converse of object
- bend: Cylinders - buckling under compression, bending, torsion with internal pressure, collapse under external pressure.
- have: I had testicular torsion as a kid, which was sorted out very early and both testicles are still intact.
- use: The Mangonel was an invaluable Medieval siege attack weapon, similar to a catapult which worked by using torsion or counterpoise.
Adjective modifier
- testicular: Answer You were extremely fortunate to survive a testicular torsion with both intact.
- tibial: There was a lot of debate over whether the method was really suitable for severe intractable clubfoot especially over the correction of tibial torsion.
- gastric: The end result can be a fatal gastric torsion, caused by a food blockage.
- external: This may be associated with an increased tibio-femoral ' Q ' angle and external tibial torsion.
- rotatable: A positive number should be used, indicating that the freezing of a rotatable torsion is unfavorable to ligand binding.
- restricted: However, 1.5 Kcal/Mole for each restricted torsion is only the roughest of estimates as pointed out above.
Modifies a noun
- angle: The torsion angle ' n ' are defined in Table 1.
- restraint: These include distance restraints, sugar pucker restraints, backbone torsion angle restraints, and Watson-Crick restraints.
- suspension: For the first time a damper unit was fitted to the torsion bar suspension, to aid in the ride comfort.
- beam: The Astra VXR, another car with torsion beam rear suspension.
- bar: Late torsion bars are longer, thus give a softer ride.
- rigidity: These technical solutions offer a tripod with a unrivaled torsion rigidity with substantial weight saving comparing his competitors.
Noun used with modifier
- backbone: Table III shows these core domain substitutions together with the backbone torsion angles of the parent structure.
- chain: If there is more than one side chain torsion ( chi angle ), the these are all found.
- side: If there is more than one side chain torsion ( chi angle ), the these are all found.
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