- torsion wire
- незакрученный проволочный подвес гирокомпаса
Англо-русский морской словарь. Б.Н. Серебрийский. 1946.
torsion wire
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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
Torsion head — That part of a torsion balance from which the wire or filament is suspended. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … 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
torsion balance — n. an instrument for measuring small forces, such as those caused by gravitation, electric charges, or magnetism, by recording the amount of torsion they produce in a fine wire … English World dictionary
Torsion spring — A mousetrap powered by a helical torsion spring A torsion spring is a spring that works by torsion or twisting; that is, a flexible elastic object that stores mechanical energy when it is twisted. The amount of force (actually torque) it exerts… … Wikipedia
torsion balance — an instrument for measuring small forces, as electric attraction or repulsion, by determining the amount of torsion or twisting they cause in a slender wire or filament. [1820 30] * * * Device used to measure the gravitational acceleration at the … Universalium
Torsion pendulum clock — A torsion pendulum clock, or torsion clock, is a mechanical clock which keeps time with a mechanism called a torsion pendulum. This is a weighted disk or wheel, often a decorative wheel with 3 or 4 chrome balls on ornate spokes, suspended by a… … Wikipedia
torsion — noun a) 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… … Wiktionary
torsion — n. 1 twisting, esp. of one end of a body while the other is held fixed. 2 Math. the extent to which a curve departs from being planar. 3 Bot. the state of being twisted into a spiral. 4 Med. the twisting of the cut end of an artery after surgery… … Useful english dictionary
