"torsion angle" meaning in All languages combined

See torsion angle on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: torsion angles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} torsion angle (plural torsion angles)
  1. (physical chemistry) In a chain of atoms A-B-C-D, the dihedral angle between the plane containing the atoms A,B,C and that containing B,C,D Tags: physical Categories (topical): Physical chemistry Related terms: gauche, syn, anti, clinal, periplanar, synperiplanar, synclinal, anticlinal, antiperiplanar
    Sense id: en-torsion_angle-en-noun-Iaw2tUq2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Physical quantities Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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