torsion

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) 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.
2. (countable, uncountable) A finite order element of a group that, when raised to a positive integer power results in the identity element of the group.
3. (countable, uncountable) 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.
4. (countable, uncountable) A type of holistic complimentary medicine that involves balancing theoretical energy fields through energy healing, meditation, and similar practices.
5. (countable, uncountable) 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.
6. (countable, uncountable) The stopping of arterial haemorrhage in certain cases, by twisting the cut end of the artery.

Verb

To subject to torsion.

Synonyms

twisting

friction

contortion

torque

flexing

tortuousness

crookedness

distortion

twist

wrench

🔧

wring

tortuosity

apply torque

twisting force

torque force

twist rotation

aberrance

torsional stiffness graph

misrepresentation

perverseness

perversion

prevarication

tension

torsional force

turn

twine

twirl

vibration

winding

Translations

torsione

torsión

Torsion

torsion

Verdrehung

torção

torsió

Windung

draaiing

torque

torsie

Verwindung

στρέψη

Drehung

συστροφή

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɔː.ʃən/

Etymology

From Middle English torcion, from Middle French torsion, from Late Latin torsiōnem, from Latin tortiō, from torqueō (“twist, turn”). See torture, -tort.