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.
Intestine twisted off; torsion of uterus in mare in which uterus is twisted shut at neck.
Type of load that is applied by a couple of forces (parallel and directed opposite to each other) about the long axis of a structure.
a tortuous and twisted shape or position; "they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs"; "the acrobat performed incredible contortions"
Spring A spring which derives its usefulness by trying to return to its original shape when subjected to a load traveling around its axis
Twisting of the body during the development of gastropods.
A rotating motion that causes a twisting action.
A developmental stage in gastropods.
A twist in the intestine.
The torsional stiffness of a ski or board is it's ability of it to resist diagonal twisting along its length. A torsionally stiff ski/ board will hold an edge better through high-speed turns and chopped up snow. A torsionally softer ski or board will be more forgiving and manoeuvreable at lower speeds.
the twisting of a body by the exertion of forces tending to turn one end in an opposite direction of the other end.
A moment (in.-lb.) or displacement around the longitudinal centerline of the bellows - twisting. Although bellows can react a limited amount of torsion they are not designed for torsional displacement, or to react torsional moments. Should not be confused with Angular Rotation.
Torsion is a twisting that can result from an unevenly placed load.
A degree of twist occurring in the shaft of the club during the golf swing.
A twisting action applied to a generally shaft-like, cylindrical, or tubular member. The twisting may be either reversed (back and forth) or unidirectional (one way).
A twisting or rotation of a bodily part or member on its axis.
Twisting of an ovary or testicle and commonly results in obstruction of the blood supply of the organ. Urgent surgical correction may be needed.
Twisting of an organ on its vascular pedicle, risking necrosis. Can happen to the testis in boys, especially after an injury to the scrotum, or to the ovary and fallopian tube, either spontaneously during adolescence or when enlargement from superovulation has produced ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS). An operation to untwist it can save the affected organ, if carried out quickly enough.
The stress produced by twisting one end of an object along its longitudinal axis while the other end is held firm or twisted in the opposite direction.
(related to the testicle) twisting or rotation of the testicle upon its long axis. If not self-corrected, surgical intervention is needed to prevent the testicle from dying.
Twisting of the stomach or other organ. See Gastric dilation and volvulus.
A twisting of the shaft of the penis, so that the glans is rotated from its normal orientation.
A twisting deformation of a solid body about an axis in which lines that were initially parallel to the axis become helices.
The twisting of the testis inside the scrotum. Besides causing extreme pain and swelling, the rotation twists off the blood supply and causes severe damage to the testicle. Torsion of the ovary may also occur in a woman suffering from hyperstimulation, a complication of ovulation induction treatment.
The board's resistance to twisting over the longitudinal axis.
Stress caused by twisting a material.
In solid mechanics, torsion is the twisting of an object due to an applied torque. In circular sections, the resultant shearing stress is perpendicular to the radius.
In mathematics, torsion (from latin torquere: to turn, to twist), is a concept in abstract algebra.
