Etymology

torsion

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Middle English torcion ← Middle French torsion ← Late Latin torsiōnem
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  1. Latin · derived fromtortiō
  2. Late Latin · derived fromtorsiōnem
  3. Middle French · derived fromtorsion
  4. Middle English · inherited fromtorcion
  5. English todaytorsion

From Middle English torcion, from Middle French torsion, from Late Latin torsiōnem, from Latin tortiō, from torqueō (“twist, turn”). See torture, -tort.

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