torsion

Researchers then adjusted the voltage until the electrostatic effect exactly balanced the gravitational effect, preventing the torsion balance from turning.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

Beyond these cosmological implications, the team speculates about the existence of a previously unknown particle linked to torsion, which they call the "Torstone."

From Science Daily ● Dec. 15, 2025

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 torsion on the clamp snapped the strong composite like a brittle twig.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

Structural work, which will begin later this month, includes strengthening existing beams, reducing loads and putting in additional support for torsions, Jim Bell, director of structural engineers for Arup, said.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2019

Nothing should upset the horse’s digestion: no blockages, gas bubbles, or torsions.

From Slate ● Aug. 2, 2012

The sculptor comprehended the postures and torsions of bodies.

From Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 8 Italy and Greece, Part Two by Francis W. (Francis Whiting) Halsey

Soft iron soon loses the structure, or becomes enfeebled, under the constant to and fro torsions requisite where we desire a constant change of polarity, as described later in the magnetic bells.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 392, July 7, 1883 by Various

We have dealt with torsions and fasciations and with seedling variations at some length, in order to point out the phases needing investigation according to recent views.

From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Hugo de Vries