torsion
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As the outer masses attracted the inner ones, the torsion balance rotated and twisted the ribbon.
From Science Daily • May 18, 2026
There was nothing unusual in their collision, but a coincidence of torsion and tension ruptured Roigard’s patella tendon.
From BBC • Oct. 30, 2024
In the months after her surgery, the band that constricted her stomach slipped and she developed gastric torsion.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2023
The intestinal torsion meant the dolphin’s intestines had twisted so deeply in an area that made it impossible to reach through surgery.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 13, 2021
It incorporated weights, counterweights, pendulums, shafts, and torsion wires.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
Vocabulary lists containing torsion
Twists and Turns: Tor
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Engineering - Middle School
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