torsion : Idioms & Phrases
Angle of torsion
- (of a curve)
(Geom.) , the indefinitely small angle between two consecutive osculating planes of a curve of double curvature.
Webster 1913
Balance of torsion
- . See
Torsion Balance .
Webster 1913
Moment of torsion
(Mech.) the moment of a pair of equal and opposite couples which tend to twist a body.
Webster 1913
Torsion balance
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noun measuring instrument designed to measure small forces by the torsion they exert on a thin wire
WordNet
(Physics.) , an instrument for estimating very minute forces, as electric or magnetic attractions and repulsions, by the torsion of a very slender wire or fiber having at its lower extremity a horizontal bar or needle, upon which the forces act.
Webster 1913
Torsion scale
- a scale for weighing in which the fulcra of the levers or beams are strained wires or strips acting by torsion.
