torsio

== Finnish == === Etymology === < Late Latin torsiō, torsiōnem, from Latin tortiō, from torqueō (“twist, turn”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtorsio/, [ˈt̪o̞rs̠io̞] Rhymes: -orsio Syllabification(key): tor‧si‧o Hyphenation(key): tor‧sio === Noun === torsio (physics) torsion (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) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== kierto ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “torsio”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 === Anagrams === roisto, stoori == Latin == === Etymology === Late Latin for tortiō. From torqueō +‎ -tiō. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈtɔr.si.oː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈtɔr.si.o] === Noun === torsiō f (genitive torsiōnis); third declension (Late Latin) a wringing or griping colic ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun. ==== Descendants ==== === References === “torsĭo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “torsĭo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,584/2.