(dated, slang) A burlesque dancer.

plural of torso tosser

A camisole with a corset, and often also garters.

plural of torsolette

A scientific instrument for measuring very weak forces, having a delicate horizontal bar or needle suspended by fine thread or wire.

plural of torsion balance

(pathology) That causes torsades de pointes

A scale for weighing in which the fulcra of the levers or beams are strained wires or strips acting by torsion.

plural of angle of torsion

(geometry) The indefinitely small angle between two consecutive osculating planes of a curve of double curvature.