TORS

Meaning of TORS in English

tors-

see torquer

Interlingua English vocab. Английский словарь Интерлингва. 2012

TORS — plural of tor
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TORQUER — [torqu-/tort-/tors-] v I. to twist (1. as in to twist threads into yarn; 2. to wrench, contort; 3. as in …
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RETORQUER — [-torqu-/-tort-/-tors-] v 1. to turn or twist again or back; 2. to retort (an argument, etc.)
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INTORQUER — [-torqu-/-tors-] v to twist inwards
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TORSADE — noun Etymology: French, from tors twisted, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *torsus, alteration of Latin tortus, past participle of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TORSO — I. ˈtȯr(ˌ)sō, -ȯ(ə)(ˌ)sō noun ( plural torsos -sōz ; or tor·si -sē ; also torsoes ) Etymology: Italian, stalk, stem, …
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TORSE — I. ˈtȯ(ə)rs noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French torse, torce, from feminine of tors twisted : a twisted band …
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TORSION — ˈtȯrshən, -ȯ(ə)sh- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Late Latin tors us (past participle of Latin torquēre to twist) + English …
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TORSIBILITY — ˌtȯ(r)səˈbiləd.ē noun ( -es ) Etymology: Late Latin tors us + English -ibility : resistance to torsion ; also : …
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TORSADE — (ˈ)tȯr|säd, -sād noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from obsolete French tors twisted (from Late Latin torsus ) + French …
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TORSION — — torsional , adj. — torsionally , adv. /tawr"sheuhn/ , n. 1. the act of twisting. 2. the state of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TORSIBILITY — /tawr'seuh bil"i tee/ , n. resistance to torsion. [ 1860-65; tors ( us ) (see TORSE) + -IBILITY ]
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TORSE — /tawrs/ , n. Heraldry. a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted …
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TORSADE — /tawr sahd", -sayd"/ , n. 1. a twisted cord. 2. any ornamental twist, as of velvet. [ 1880-85; tors twisted …
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TOAST — toast 1 /tohst/ , n. 1. sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat. 2. be toast , Slang. …
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TORSADE — noun Etymology: French, from tors twisted, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin * torsus, alteration of Latin tortus, past participle …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ROTATOR — rō-ˈ noun Date: 1676 : one that rotates or causes rotation ; especially plural -tors or ro·ta·tor·es ˌrō-tə-ˈtȯr-ˌēz : a …
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TRUSS — ■ noun 1》 a framework of rafters, posts, and struts which supports a roof, bridge, or other structure. 2》 a …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TORSADE — [tor.sade] n [F, fr. obs. F tors twisted, fr. (assumed) VL torsus, alter. of L tortus, pp. of torquere to …
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ROTATOR — [ro.ta.tor] n (1676): one that rotates or causes rotation; esp, pl -tors or -tor.es : a muscle that partially rotates …
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LEVATOR — [le.va.tor] n, pl lev.a.to.res or le.va.tors [NL, fr. L levare to raise--more at lever] (1615): a muscle that serves to …
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TOR — exposed rock mass of jointed and broken blocks. Tors are seldom more than 15 metres (50 feet) high and often …
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TELANGANA PLATEAU — plateau in western Andhra Pradesh state, southeastern India. Comprising the northeastern part of the Deccan Plateau, the Telangana Plateau has …
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TEIGNBRIDGE — district in the south-central part of the administrative and historic county of Devon, England, surrounding the valley of the River …
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OLGAS — also called Olga Rocks, tors (isolated weathered rocks) in southwestern Northern Territory, Australia, comprising a circular grouping of more than …
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KJELLN, RUDOLF — born June 13, 1864, Tors, Sweden died Nov. 14, 1922, Uppsala in full Johan Rudolf Kjelln Swedish political scientist and …
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DEVON — administrative, geographic, and historic county of England, forming part of the Southwest Peninsula of Great Britain and bounded on the …
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DARTMOOR — wild upland area in the west of the county of Devon, southwestern England. It extends for about 23 miles (37 …
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CONNER, MOUNT — most easterly of central Australia's giant tors, or monoliths, which include Ayers Rock (called Uluru by the region's Aborigines) and …
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CARADON — district, administrative and historic county of Cornwall, England. It lies between Bodmin Moor and the English Channel in southeastern Cornwall; …
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AYERS ROCK — giant monolith, one of the tors (isolated masses of weathered rock) in southwestern Northern Territory, Australia. It is perhaps the …
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