transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtȯr-shən ]
noun
Etymology: Late Latin torsion-, torsio torment, alteration of Latin tortio, from torquēre to twist
Date: 1543
1. : the twisting or wrenching of a body by the exertion of forces tending to turn one end or part about a longitudinal axis while the other is held fast or turned in the opposite direction ; also : the state of being twisted
2. : the twisting of a bodily organ or part on its own axis
3. : the reactive torque that an elastic solid exerts by reason of being under torsion
• tor·sion·al ˈtȯr-shnəl, -shə-n ə l adjective
• tor·sion·al·ly adverb