From en.wiktionary.org:
[torsión]
** English
[wikipedia] [Webster 1913]
*** Etymology
[en] From [en], from [en], from [en], from [en], from [la]. See [en], [en].
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
*** Noun
[~]
1. The act of turn ing or twist ing, or the state of being twisted; the twisting or wrench ing 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.
2. [en] A finite order element of a group that, when raise d to a positive integer power results in the identity element of the group.
3. [en] An element of a homology or cohomology group for which there exists a non-zero integer that, when the element is multiplied by that integer, yields zero .
4. [en] A type of holistic complimentary medicine that involves balancing theoretical energy field s through energy healing , meditation , and similar practices.
5. [en] That force with which a thread , wire , or rod of any material return s, or tends to return, to a state of rest after it has been twist ed; torsibility .
6. [en] The stop ping of arterial haemorrhage in certain cases, by twist ing the cut end of the artery .
**** Derived terms
{{col3|en |angle of torsion |cotorsion |cyclotorsion |detorse |detorsion
|hypertorsion |moment of torsion |torsional |torsionally |torsion angle
|torsion balance |torsion bar|torsion pendulum |torsion catapult |torsion
field |torsionful |torsionic |torsionless |torsionmeter |torsion scale
|torsion spring |torsion subgroup |torsion wrench}}
**** Related terms
- [en] , [en] , [en] , [en]
**** Translations
[the act of turning or twisting]
- Bulgarian: [bg] , [bg]
- Catalan: [ca]
- Danish: [da]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi]
- German: [de] , [de]
- Greek: [el]
- Hindi: [hi] , [hi] , [hi]
- Italian: [it]
- Korean: [ko]
- Norwegian:
- Portuguese: [pt]
- Russian: [ru]
- Spanish: [es]
- Swedish: [sv]
- Turkish: [tr]
[trans-bottom]
[that force with which a thread, wire, or rod tends to return to a state of
rest after it has been twisted]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- Hindi: [hi] , [hi] , [hi]
- Spanish: [es]
- Turkish: [tr]
[trans-bottom]
[checktrans-top]
- Dutch: [nl]
- Norwegian: [no]
[trans-bottom]
**** See also
- [en]
*** Anagrams
- [en]
[en]
** Danish
*** Noun
[en]
1. [en]
**** Declension
[en]
*** Further reading
- [R:DDO]
** Finnish
*** Noun
[fi]
1. [fi]
** French
*** Etymology
[fr], borrowed from [fr], from [fr].
*** Pronunciation
- [fr-IPA]
- [fr]
*** Noun
[f]
1. [en] ; act of turning or twisting
**** Derived terms
- [fr]
- [fr]
- [fr]
**** Descendants
- [ro]
*** Further reading
- [R:fr:TLFi]
*** Anagrams
- [fr]
** Swedish
*** Noun
[c]
1. [en]
**** Declension
[2=torsionen]
*** Further reading
- [R:SAOL]
- [R:sv:SO]
- [R:SAOB online]