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Англо-русский словарь терминов металлургии и сварки. 2011.
Англо-русский словарь терминов металлургии и сварки. 2011.
TWIST — TWIS Danse de société apparue aux États Unis, en 1961, et très vite répandue dans le monde entier. Le terme signifie «se tordre». Le twist est caractérisé surtout par un déhanchement prononcé et très rythmé; tout le corps est appelé à onduler… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Torsion — Tor sion, n. [F., fr. LL. torsio, fr. L. torquere, tortum, to twist. See {Torture}.] 1. 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Torsion balance — Torsion Tor sion, n. [F., fr. LL. torsio, fr. L. torquere, tortum, to twist. See {Torture}.] 1. 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Torsion scale — Torsion Tor sion, n. [F., fr. LL. torsio, fr. L. torquere, tortum, to twist. See {Torture}.] 1. 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
twist — [twist] vt. [ME twisten < OE twist, a rope (in mæst twist, rope to stay a mast), akin to TWAIN, TWINE, ON tvistra, to separate, Ger zwist, a quarrel < IE * duis , apart < base * dwōu , TWO] 1. a) to wind (two or more threads or strands)… … English World dictionary
Twist — Twist, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Twisted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Twisting}.] [OE. twisten, AS. twist a rope, as made of two (twisted) strands, fr. twi two; akin to D. twist a quarrel, dissension, G. zwist, Dan. & Sw. tvist, Icel. twistr the deuce in cards … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
torsion — [tôr′shən] n. [ME torcion < MFr torsion < LL(Ec) torsio < pp. of L torquere, to twist: see TORT] 1. the process or condition of twisting or being twisted 2. Mech. a) the stress or strain produced in a body, as a rod, wire, or thread, by… … English World dictionary
twist — [n1] curl, spin arc, bend, braid, coil, convolution, curlicue, curve, flourish, hank, helix, jerk, meander, plug, ply, pull, roll, spiral, swivel, torsion, turn, twine, undulation, warp, wind, wrench, yank, zigzag; concepts 738,754 twist [n2]… … New thesaurus
Twist — Twist, v. i. 1. To be contorted; to writhe; to be distorted by torsion; to be united by winding round each other; to be or become twisted; as, some strands will twist more easily than others. [1913 Webster] 2. To follow a helical or spiral… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Torsion meter — (Mech.) An instrument for determining the torque on a shaft, and hence the horse power of an engine, esp. of a marine engine of high power, by measuring the amount of twist of a given length of the shaft. Called also {torsimeter}, {torsiometer},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
torsion — (n.) early 15c., wringing pain in the bowels, from O.Fr. torsion (early 14c.), from L.L. torsionem (nom. torsio) a wringing or gripping, from L. tortionem (nom. tortio) torture, torment, noun of action from pp. stem of torquere to twist (see… … Etymology dictionary