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| tor·sion [ táwrsh'n ] |
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1. shape caused by twisting: the distortion caused by applying torque in opposite directions to each end of an object
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2. mechanical stress: the stress placed on an object that has been twisted
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3. twisting: the twisting of something, or a twisted state
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| [15th century. Directly or via French< late Latin torsion-< Latin tors-, past participle of torquere "twist"] |
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  tor·sion·al adjective |
| tor·sion·al·ly adverb |
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