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English

Etymology

indefinite +? -ly

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?d?f?n?tli/
• Hyphenation: in?def?i?nite?ly

Adverb

indefinitely (not comparable)

1. In a manner that is not definite.

   an indefinitely determined fossil

2. For a long time, with no defined end.
3. Forever.

Translations

See also

• endlessly

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French, from Late Latin torsio, torsionem, from Latin tortio, from torque? (“twist, turn”). See torture, -tort.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /?t??.??n/

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.
2. (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.
3. (surgery) The stopping of arterial haemorrhage in certain cases, by twisting the cut end of the artery.

Derived terms

Translations

Derived terms

• torsion field

Related terms

• torque

Anagrams

• Sortino, isotron, nitroso

Finnish

Noun

torsion

1. Genitive singular form of torsio.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin torsio, torsionem, from Latin tortio, tortionem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t??.sj??/

Noun

torsion f (plural torsions)

1. torsion; act of turning or twisting.

Derived terms

• angle de torsion
• ressort de torsion
• barre de torsion

Further reading

• “torsion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• rotions