English noun: torsion | |||
1. | torsion (shape) a tortuous and twisted shape or position | ||
Samples | They built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs. The acrobat performed incredible contortions. | ||
Synonyms | contortion, crookedness, tortuosity, tortuousness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | distorted shape, distortion | ||
2. | torsion (phenomenon) a twisting force | ||
Synonyms | torque | ||
Broader (hypernym) | force | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | magnetic moment, moment of a magnet | ||