different between torsion vs bending
torsion
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)
- 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.
- (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.
- (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
- 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)
- 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
torsion From the web:
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bending
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?b?nd??/
Verb
bending
- present participle of bend
Noun
bending (plural bendings)
- A motion or action that bends.
- a bending of the knees
- An instance of something being adapted or distorted.
- bendings of the rules
Translations
Faroese
Etymology
benda +? -ing
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p?nt??k/
- Rhymes: -?nt??k
Noun
bending f (genitive singular bendingar, plural bendingar)
- inflection
Declension
Derived terms
- ábending
- stigbending
Icelandic
Etymology
From benda +? -ing
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p?nti?k/
Noun
bending f (genitive singular bendingar, nominative plural bendingar)
- pointing, showing, indicating
- hint, clue
Declension
Derived terms
- ábending (“comment, tip, advice”)
- frábending (“contraindication”)
- sakbending (“criminal line-up”)
- vísbending (“clue, indication”)
bending From the web:
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- what bending type are you
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