torsion

Etymology
Borrowed from, from , from , from. See,.

Noun

 * 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.
 * 2)  A finite order element of a group that, when raised to a positive integer power results in the identity element of the group.
 * 3)  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)  A type of holistic complimentary medicine that involves balancing theoretical energy fields through energy healing, meditation, and similar practices.
 * 5)  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.
 * 6)  The stopping of arterial haemorrhage in certain cases, by twisting the cut end of the artery.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan:
 * Finnish: ,
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Hindi:, विमोटन,
 * Italian:
 * Korean: 말림
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: torsión
 * Turkish:


 * Bulgarian: усукваща сила
 * Hindi:, विमोटन,
 * Spanish:
 * Turkish:


 * Dutch:
 * Norwegian:

Etymology
, from.

Noun

 * 1) ; act of turning or twisting