亚洲网紅露点

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torsion

[ tawr-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of twisting.
  2. the state of being twisted.
  3. Mechanics.
    1. the twisting of a body by two equal and opposite torques.
    2. the internal torque so produced.
  4. Mathematics.
    1. the degree of departure of a curve from a plane.
    2. a number measuring this.


torsion

/ 藞迟蓴藧蕛蓹苍 /

noun

    1. the twisting of a part by application of equal and opposite torques at either end
    2. the condition of twist and shear stress produced by a torque on a part or component
  1. the act of twisting or the state of being twisted
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

torsion

  1. The stress on an object when torque is applied to it.
  2. A mathematical operation in geometry measuring how tightly a plane is twisted.
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Derived Forms

  • 藞迟辞谤蝉颈辞苍补濒濒测, adverb
  • 藞迟辞谤蝉颈辞苍补濒, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 迟辞谤顎僺颈辞苍路补濒 adjective
  • 迟辞谤顎僺颈辞苍路补濒路ly adverb
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of torsion1

1375鈥1425; 1535鈥45 torsion fordef 1; late Middle English torcion wringing one's bowels < Old French torsion < Late Latin 迟辞谤蝉颈艒苍- (stem of 迟辞谤蝉颈艒 ) torment, equivalent to tors ( us ) twisted ( torse ) + -颈艒苍- -ion
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of torsion1

C15: from Old French, from medical Latin 迟辞谤蝉颈艒 griping pains, from Latin 迟辞谤辩耻脓谤别 to twist, torture
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There was nothing unusual in their collision, but a coincidence of torsion and tension ruptured Roigard鈥檚 patella tendon.

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Subsequently, researchers created bundles of fibres by tying the ends of two or more fibres together and applying slight torsion to ensure contact between all the fibres.

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The group identified key microstructural features that were created by the process's thermal and mechanical effects, including: torsion, bending, fragmentation, assimilation, oscillation and interdendritic growth.

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In the months after her surgery, the band that constricted her stomach slipped and she developed gastric torsion.

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The intestinal torsion meant the dolphin鈥檚 intestines had twisted so deeply in an area that made it impossible to reach through surgery.

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