torsion

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There was nothing unusual in their collision, but a coincidence of torsion and tension ruptured Roigard’s patella tendon.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2024

The group identified key microstructural features that were created by the process's thermal and mechanical effects, including: torsion, bending, fragmentation, assimilation, oscillation and interdendritic growth.

From Science Daily • Oct. 10, 2023

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