early 15c., "wringing pain in the bowels," from Old French torsion "colic" (early 14c.), from Late Latin torsionem (nominative torsio) "a wringing or gripping," from Latin tortionem (nominative tortio) "torture, torment," noun of action from past participle stem of torquere "to twist, distort, torture" (see torque (n.)). Meaning "act or effect of twisting as by opposing forces" is first recorded 1540s.
雙語例句
1. A portable torsion balance is used for weighing.
用一臺輕便的彈簧秤稱重.
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2. He used a very sensitive torsion balance.
他利用了一架非常靈敏的扭力天平.
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3. Sometimes, however, the ability of bars to deform appreciably in torsion is put to good use.
但是, 有時要利用桿件在扭轉時具有可觀變形的能力.
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4. The plane problems and the torsion problem are standard fare in solution oriented books on elasticity.
平面問題和扭轉問題是彈性問題解法書中的標準內(nèi)容.
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5. The discovery well was drilled in 1927 on the basis of magnetic and torsion - balance surveys.