torsion

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"As in organic systems, such as the twisting of DNA or the handedness of amino acids, these extra-dimensional structures can possess torsion, a kind of intrinsic twist," explains Pincak.

From Science Daily • Dec. 15, 2025

There was nothing unusual in their collision, but a coincidence of torsion and tension ruptured Roigard’s patella tendon.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2024

In the months after her surgery, the band that constricted her stomach slipped and she developed gastric torsion.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2023

Other types of deformations, such as torsion or twisting, behave analogously to the tension, shear, and bulk deformations considered here.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

The torsion on the clamp snapped the strong composite like a brittle twig.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir