torsion
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
See torsion in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(tôrˈshən)
nouna. The act of twisting or turning.
b. The condition of being twisted or turned.
- The stress or deformation caused when one end of an object is twisted in one direction and the other end is held motionless or twisted in the opposite direction.
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