torsion

Noun
  1. A tortuous and twisted shape or position (synset 113908063)
    "they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs"; "the acrobat performed incredible contortions"
    is a type of: distorted shape, distortion - a shape resulting from distortion
    same as: contortion, crookedness, tortuosity, tortuousness
  2. A twisting force (synset 111540135)
    is a type of: force - (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
    subtypes: magnetic moment, moment of a magnet - the torque exerted on a magnet or dipole when it is placed in a magnetic field
    same as: torque

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