plural of torsion angle

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

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.

plural of torsion scale

A bar forming part of a vehicle's suspension system, that twists in response to the non-rotary motion of the wheels, absorbing vertical movement.

(algebra) Subgroup of an abelian group whose generators have finite order.

plural of torsion bar