Vocabulary : Torse to Torsion meter

Torse : A wreath. ;; A developable surface. See under Developable.
Torsel : A plate of timber for the end of a beam or joist to rest on.
Torsi : of Torso
Torsibillty : The tendency, as of a rope, to untwist after being twisted.
Torsion : 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. ;; That force with which a thread, wire, or rod of any material, returns, or tends to return, to a state of rest after it has been twisted; torsibility.

Torsion electrometer : A torsion balance used for measuring electric attraction or repulsion.
Torsion galvanometer : A galvanometer in which current is measured by torsion.
Torsion head : That part of a torsion balance from which the wire or filament is suspended.
Torsion indicator : An autographic torsion meter.
Torsion meter : 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, torsometer.

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