different between torsion vs torsional
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
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torsional
English
Etymology
torsion +? -al
Adjective
torsional (not comparable)
- Of, pertaining to, or achieved using torsion
Translations
Anagrams
- tonsorial
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /to?sjo?nal/, [t?o?.sjo?nal]
Adjective
torsional (plural torsionales)
- torsional
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