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.

A decoration, especially on hats, made from twisted ribbon / (pathology) torsade de pointes

(heraldry) A twist of cloth or wreath underneath and forming part of a crest; an orle, a wreath. It is customarily shown with six twists, the first tincture being the tincture of the field, the second the tincture of the metal, and so on.

Obsolete form of torso.

Of, pertaining to, or achieved using torsion

plural of torso

plural of torsion

(chemistry) In a chain of atoms A-B-C-D, the dihedral angle between the plane containing the atoms A,B,C and that containing B,C,D

plural of torsade

Abbreviation of torsades de pointes.