TORSION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does torsion mean? 

• TORSION (noun)
  The noun TORSION has 2 senses:

1. a tortuous and twisted shape or position

2. a twisting force

  Familiarity information: TORSION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TORSION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A tortuous and twisted shape or position

Classified under:

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes

Synonyms:

contortion; crookedness; torsion; tortuosity; tortuousness

Context example:

the acrobat performed incredible contortions

Hypernyms ("torsion" is a kind of...):

distorted shape; distortion (a shape resulting from distortion)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A twisting force

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Synonyms:

torque; torsion

Hypernyms ("torsion" is a kind of...):

force ((physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "torsion"):

magnetic moment; moment of a magnet (the torque exerted on a magnet or dipole when it is placed in a magnetic field)

 Context examples 

Problems with the ovaries include: • Ovarian cancer • Ovarian cysts and polycystic ovary syndrome • Premature ovarian failure • Ovarian torsion, a twisting of the ovary

(Ovarian Disorders, NIH)

A localized pathological necrosis of tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply usually by a thrombus, an embolus, or vascular torsion.

(Infarction, NCI Thesaurus)

It is often asymptomatic but rarely it may present with abdominal pain or abdominal enlargement due to rupture or torsion.

(Borderline Ovarian Serous Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

This can be a result of tensile forces, compressive forces, shear, bending, tensile (pulling), or torsion.

(Device Deformation Problem Evaluation Result, Food and Drug Administration)