Driveshafts are almost only stressed by torsion effects.
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Torsion
/ˈtor.ʃɪn/
Synonyms for "torsion" (77 found)
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Related words (38)
Determiner(1 words)
most axial rotation
Noun(6 words)
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9 entriesclinical conditiondeformationdistorted shapedistortionforcegeometric invariantmechanical deformationmedical conditiontensor
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6 entriesCartan torsionWeitzenbock torsionintestinal torsionovarian torsiontorsional bucklingtorsional fatigue
Collocations
6 entriestorsion angletorsion bartorsion constanttorsion springtorsion tensortorsion test
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2 entriesSample sentences
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A Renault 6 doesn't use coil springs or leaf springs. It uses torsion bars in the suspension.
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Chuck Lampe, 44, an independent publisher in Florida, has been taking shots of Botox deep into the muscles of his legs for 10 years to lessen the discomfort of a genetic disorder called torsion dystonia, an extreme and long-lasting version of the condition commonly called “writer’s cramp.”
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