torsion, torque
(noun) a twisting force
tortuosity, tortuousness, torsion, contortion, crookedness
(noun) a tortuous and twisted shape or position; “they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs”; “the acrobat performed incredible contortions”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
• Sortino, isotron, nitroso
Source: Wiktionary
Tor"sion, n. Etym: [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 or part of it about a longitudinal axis, while the other is held fast or turned in the opposite direction.
2. (Mech.)
Definition: 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. Angle of torsion (of a curve) (Geom.), the indefinitely small angle between two consecutive osculating planes of a curve of double curvature.
– Moment of torsion (Mech.) the moment of a pair of equal and opposite couples which tend to twist a body.
– Torsion balance (Physics.), an instrument for estimating very minute forces, as electric or magnetic attractions and repulsions, by the torsion of a very slender wire or fiber having at its lower extremity a horizontal bar or needle, upon which the forces act.
– Torsion scale, a scale for weighing in which the fulcra of the levers or beams are strained wires or strips acting by torsion.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 February 2025
(adjective) possessed by inordinate excitement; “the crowd went crazy”; “was crazy to try his new bicycle”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
