How to Use torsion in a Sentence

torsion

noun

• In some, a single landscape stretched over both panels, and had the swells and torsions of a nude body.
  — New York Times, 7 June 2018
• But don’t touch or lubricate bolts on the torsion springs.
  — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 30 June 2023
• Its suspension consists of control arms and torsion ban up front and a rigid axle and leaf springs in the rear.
  — Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 1 July 2023
• For that reason, n0.5 is considered the trivial bound on n-torsion in the class group.
  — Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 2 Mar. 2017
• Built on the third-generation of Hyundai's K platform, the Elantra features struts in front and a torsion-beam rear axle.
  — Scott Oldham, Car and Driver, 2 Dec. 2020
• The Cohen-Lenstra predictions with respect to torsion are quite easy to state.
  — Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 2 Mar. 2017
• The front-wheel-drive Taos features a torsion beam at the rear, while the all-wheel-drive model employs a multilink setup.
  — Mike Sutton, Car and Driver, 26 May 2021
• The base, non-GLI Jetta has a similar strut-type front suspension yet makes do with a torsion beam at the rear, and its chassis is softly sprung.
  — Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 6 May 2022
• In the research paper, the scientists demonstrated the effects of twist, also referred to as torsion, on a very small scale.
  — Jordan Wilkerson, Dallas News, 23 Jan. 2020
• Their approach was to use a torsion balance, a pendulum-type balance that measures the amount of torque applied to the axis of the pendulum.
  — Daniel Oberhaus, WIRED, 5 June 2019
• Ovarian torsion can risk the survival of an ovary and if it is not identified and treated quickly can result in loss of that ovary.
  — Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com, 4 Apr. 2022
• The heart of the clock is a titanium torsion pendulum that beats once every 10 seconds.
  — Jack Forster, Bloomberg.com, 2 Mar. 2018
• However, there's a way to figure it out—using a torsion balance.
  — Rhett Allain, Wired, 8 Mar. 2021
• The suspension, even with its rear torsion-beam setup, dips a shoulder to bite cleanly into corners and roustabout fun.
  — Mark Maynard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 6 Oct. 2017
• While many compact cars have gone to a multilink rear-suspension setup, the Cruze still utilizes a torsion beam.
  — Dave Beard, Car and Driver, 30 June 2017
• Your legs are strapped in to a series of torsion and leg-supporting struts (made from carbon fiber), placing the feet below the wheel axles for stability.
  — Charlie Sorrel, WIRED, 21 Dec. 2009
• Andante has torsion of the bowel, which, according to James, has progressed too far and the only thing to do is to put the extremely expensive horse down.
  — Alice Burton, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2021
• This process will vary slightly depending on if the door uses torsion springs (mounted on the header above the door) or extension springs (above the upper roller track).
  — Alicia Chilton, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Dec. 2021
• Not much can be done to prevent ovarian torsion, either.
  — Amanda MacMillan, Health.com, 11 Sep. 2017
• The technical sophistication is limited—the Puma shares the Fiesta's low-tech torsion-beam rear axle—but the ST is a hoot to drive.
  — Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 12 May 2021
• The result is a chassis that Jeep engineers claim is nearly three times as stiff in torsion as a Blazer's body-on-frame construction.
  — Michael Jordan, Car and Driver, 4 Aug. 2020
• These special starting values that create loops are called torsion points.
  — Quanta Magazine, 22 Feb. 2021
• Ovarian Torsion An ovarian torsion is when the ovary and part of the fallopian tube twist, causing the ovary to lose its blood supply.
  — Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 15 June 2023
• To avoid oversteer, a link-type rear suspension with semi-trailing arms (and transverse torsion bars) was adopted.
  — Car and Driver, 27 Jan. 2023
• Vibram sole make a stable platform with enough flex to be comfortable while still resistant to torsion.
  — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 19 Aug. 2020
• Vibram sole make a stable platform with enough flex to be comfortable while still resistant to torsion.
  — Chris Meehan, Popular Mechanics, 15 Dec. 2022
• Compared with the last gen, the latest Sentra has wider front and rear tracks, and an independent rear suspension replaces the old car's torsion-beam setup.
  — Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 22 Sep. 2021
• The electric drivetrain serves up instant torque, linear response, and a real shove-in-the-back turn of speed, but not such as to overwhelm the stock Carrera brakes and torsion-bar suspension.
  — Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 17 Mar. 2023
• Ovary torsion requires emergency surgery to preserve the ovary, and if necessary, remove it.
  — Kirsten Slyter, Bon Appétit, 11 Nov. 2019
• Kia even went to the trouble of swapping the Forte's standard torsion-beam rear axle for a more sophisticated multilink setup to improve the GT's handling.
  — Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 28 Aug. 2020

Last Updated: 19 Dec 2024