"torsion" meaning in English

See torsion in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈtɔː.ʃən/ [UK], /ˈtor.ʃɪn/ [General-American], /ˈtor.ʒɪn/ [General-American], /ˈtor.ʃən/ [General-American], /ˈtor.ʒən/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-torsion.wav [Southern-England] Forms: torsions [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French, from Late Latin torsio, torsionem, from Latin tortio, from torqueō (“twist, turn”). See torture, -tort. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*terkʷ-}}, {{bor|en|fr|-}} French, {{der|en|LL.|torsio|torsio, torsionem}} Late Latin torsio, torsionem, {{der|en|la|tortio}} Latin tortio, {{m|la|torqueō||twist, turn}} torqueō (“twist, turn”), {{m|en|torture}} torture, {{m|en|-tort}} -tort Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} torsion (countable and uncountable, plural torsions)
  1. 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the act of turning or twisting): извиване (izvivane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), усукване (usukvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), torsió [feminine] (Catalan), vääntö (Finnish), kierto (Finnish), Windung [feminine] (German), Windungen [plural] (German), συστροφή (systrofí) [feminine] (Greek), मरोड़ (maroṛ) (Hindi), विमोटन (vimoṭan) (Hindi), ऐंठन (a͠iṭhan) (Hindi), torsione [masculine] (Italian), 말림 (mallim) (Korean), torção [feminine] (Portuguese), скручивание (skručivanije) (Russian), torsión [feminine] (Spanish), burkulma (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-torsion-en-noun--f99GWzE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, Physical quantities, Rotation Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 16 21 18 10 16 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 17 17 19 17 13 16 Disambiguation of English links with redundant alt parameters: 22 16 18 15 15 14 Disambiguation of English links with redundant wikilinks: 22 16 18 15 15 14 Disambiguation of Physical quantities: 25 15 16 16 15 14 Disambiguation of Rotation: 32 15 15 7 25 7 Disambiguation of 'the act of turning or twisting': 75 2 3 3 5 12
  2. (mathematics) A finite order element of a group that, when raised to a positive integer power results in the identity element of the group. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-torsion-en-noun-4inHPv8k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 16 21 18 10 16 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 17 17 19 17 13 16 Disambiguation of English links with redundant alt parameters: 22 16 18 15 15 14 Disambiguation of English links with redundant wikilinks: 22 16 18 15 15 14 Topics: mathematics, sciences
  3. (mathematics) 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-torsion-en-noun-OBBzM3iM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 16 21 18 10 16 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 17 17 19 17 13 16 Disambiguation of English links with redundant alt parameters: 22 16 18 15 15 14 Disambiguation of English links with redundant wikilinks: 22 16 18 15 15 14 Topics: mathematics, sciences
  4. (medicine) A type of holistic complimentary medicine that involves balancing theoretical energy fields through energy healing, meditation, and similar practices. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-torsion-en-noun-Ei2jOSW~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 16 21 18 10 16 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 17 17 19 17 13 16 Disambiguation of English links with redundant alt parameters: 22 16 18 15 15 14 Disambiguation of English links with redundant wikilinks: 22 16 18 15 15 14 Topics: medicine, sciences
  5. (mechanics) 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Mechanics Translations (that force with which a thread, wire, or rod tends to return to a state of rest after it has been twisted): усукваща сила (usukvašta sila) [feminine] (Bulgarian), मरोड़ (maroṛ) (Hindi), विमोटन (vimoṭan) (Hindi), ऐंठन (a͠iṭhan) (Hindi), elasticidad [feminine] (Spanish), burulma (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-torsion-en-noun-F130Hmj2 Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 17 17 19 17 13 16 Disambiguation of English links with redundant alt parameters: 22 16 18 15 15 14 Disambiguation of English links with redundant wikilinks: 22 16 18 15 15 14 Topics: engineering, mechanical-engineering, mechanics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'that force with which a thread, wire, or rod tends to return to a state of rest after it has been twisted': 22 2 3 2 69 2
  6. (surgery) The stopping of arterial haemorrhage in certain cases, by twisting the cut end of the artery. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Surgery
    Sense id: en-torsion-en-noun-MLhN6leQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 16 21 18 10 16 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 17 17 19 17 13 16 Disambiguation of English links with redundant alt parameters: 22 16 18 15 15 14 Disambiguation of English links with redundant wikilinks: 22 16 18 15 15 14 Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: torque, torse, tortuosity, tortuousness, volvulus

Inflected forms

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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "skručivanije",
      "sense": "the act of turning or twisting",
      "word": "скручивание"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the act of turning or twisting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "torsión"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "the act of turning or twisting",
      "word": "burkulma"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "usukvašta sila",
      "sense": "that force with which a thread, wire, or rod tends to return to a state of rest after it has been twisted",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "усукваща сила"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "maroṛ",
      "sense": "that force with which a thread, wire, or rod tends to return to a state of rest after it has been twisted",
      "word": "मरोड़"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "vimoṭan",
      "sense": "that force with which a thread, wire, or rod tends to return to a state of rest after it has been twisted",
      "word": "विमोटन"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "a͠iṭhan",
      "sense": "that force with which a thread, wire, or rod tends to return to a state of rest after it has been twisted",
      "word": "ऐंठन"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "that force with which a thread, wire, or rod tends to return to a state of rest after it has been twisted",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "elasticidad"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "that force with which a thread, wire, or rod tends to return to a state of rest after it has been twisted",
      "word": "burulma"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "torsion"
  ],
  "word": "torsion"
}

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