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torsion

[tawr-shuhn] / ˈtɔr ʃən /




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More specifically, quantum information becomes encoded within long lived "vibrations" of the torsion field that exist inside the remnant's geometry.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026

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

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2024

The group identified key microstructural features that were created by the process's thermal and mechanical effects, including: torsion, bending, fragmentation, assimilation, oscillation and interdendritic growth.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2023

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

The dancelike pose of Apollo and graceful torsion of Daphne create the impression that they are moving in a carefully choreographed ballet.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

Structural work, which will begin later this month, includes strengthening existing beams, reducing loads and putting in additional support for torsions, Jim Bell, director of structural engineers for Arup, said.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2019

Nothing should upset the horse’s digestion: no blockages, gas bubbles, or torsions.

From Slate ● Aug. 2, 2012

The yacht was clothed with sublime torsions, peristaltic splendors, and immense radiations of living bodies.

From The Goddess of Atvatabar Being the history of the discovery of the interior world and conquest of Atvatabar by William Richard Bradshaw

Concerning torsions, etc., the student should read De Vries, "On Biastrepsis in its Relation to Cultivation," Ann. of Bot.,

From Disease in Plants by H. Marshall Ward

More than once I have had occasion to deal with the phenomenon of torsions, as exhibited by the teasels and some other plants.

From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Hugo de Vries




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