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語源

Borrowed from French, from Late Latin torsio, torsionem, from Latin tortio, from torqueō (“twist, turn”). See torture, -tort.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈtɔː.ʃən/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈtor.ʃɪn/, /ˈtor.ʒɪn/, /ˈtor.ʃən/, /ˈtor.ʒən/

名詞

torsion (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 torsions)

1. The act of turning or twisting, or the state of being twisted; the twisting or wrenching of a body by the exertion of a lateral force tending to turn one end or part of it about a longitudinal axis, while the other is held fast or turned in the opposite direction.
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4. (mechanics) 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.
5. (surgery) The stopping of arterial haemorrhage in certain cases, by twisting the cut end of the artery.

派生語

関連する語

• torque, torse, tortuosity, tortuousness

参考

• volvulus

アナグラム

• Sortino, isotron, nitroso