TORSION

7 letters 7 Scrabble points

Definition of TORSION

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. 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.

  3. The stopping of arterial haemorrhage in certain cases, by twisting the cut end of the artery.

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters T O R S I O N
Length 7 letters
Scrabble Score 7 points

Anagrams of TORSION

Words that use the same letters:

ISOTRON NITROSO

Words Containing "TORSION"

ACUTORSION CONTORSION DETORSION EXTORSION INTORSION LATEROTORSION PRETORSIONAL RETORSION TORSIONAL TORSIONALLY TORSIONING TORSIONLESS TORSIONS

Words Starting with "TORSION"

TORSIONAL TORSIONALLY TORSIONING TORSIONLESS TORSIONS

Words Ending with "TORSION"

ACUTORSION CONTORSION DETORSION EXTORSION INTORSION LATEROTORSION RETORSION