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torsion

/ˈtɔːʃən/

/ˈtɔrʃən/

Translations

torsionnoun

torsions

/ˈtɔːʃən/

/ˈtɔrʃən/

torsionSens général et mécanique ; en français, le terme s’emploie aussi pour le fait de tordre ou la déformation correspondante.

The torsion of the metal rod caused it to snap under pressure.

La torsion de la tige métallique l’a fait casser sous la pression.

Additional translations

torsionMédecine ; emploi technique.

torsionAlgèbre abstraite.

torsionMathématiques.

Synonyms

torsionnoun

The action of twisting or the state of being twisted, especially of one end of an object relative to the other.

The torsion of the metal rod caused it to snap under pressure.

The stress or deformation produced in a body by a twisting force (as distinct from the force itself, which is torque).

Engineers must account for torsion in drive shafts to prevent material failure.

In mathematics, a measure of how much a curve deviates from being planar.

The mathematician studied the torsion of the helix to understand its spatial properties.

In medicine, the twisting of a bodily organ or part on its own axis, such as the twisting of the intestines.

The patient was diagnosed with testicular torsion, which required immediate surgery.

In abstract algebra, the property of a group or module containing elements of finite order, or the collection of such elements itself.

The module is torsion-free, meaning it has no non-zero elements of finite order.