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/tawr'seuh bil"i tee/, n.resistance to torsion.[1860-65; < LL tors(us) (see TORSE) + -IBILITY]
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torsibility — [tôr΄sə bil′ə tē] n. ability to undergo, or resistance to, torsion … English World dictionary
torsibility — tor·si·bil·i·ty … English syllables
torsibility — /tɔsəˈbɪləti/ (say tawsuh biluhtee) noun 1. capability of being twisted. 2. resistance to being twisted. 3. capacity to return to original shape after being twisted. {Latin tors , stem of past participle of torquēre to twist + ibil ( ible) + ity} …
torsibility — ˌtȯ(r)səˈbiləd.ē noun ( es) Etymology: Late Latin torsus + English ibility : resistance to torsion; also : tendency (as of a twisted rope) to untwist … Useful english dictionary
torsion — noun a) 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… … Wiktionary
Angle of torsion — Torsion Tor sion, n. [F., fr. LL. torsio, fr. L. torquere, tortum, to twist. See {Torture}.] 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Moment of torsion — Torsion Tor sion, n. [F., fr. LL. torsio, fr. L. torquere, tortum, to twist. See {Torture}.] 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Torsion — Tor sion, n. [F., fr. LL. torsio, fr. L. torquere, tortum, to twist. See {Torture}.] 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Torsion balance — Torsion Tor sion, n. [F., fr. LL. torsio, fr. L. torquere, tortum, to twist. See {Torture}.] 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Torsion scale — Torsion Tor sion, n. [F., fr. LL. torsio, fr. L. torquere, tortum, to twist. See {Torture}.] 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
