Used in a Sentence

torsional

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for torsional.

Editorial note

If a patient goes to a hospital to treat Torsional Dystonia, 99.9% of the time, they are Jewish.

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Quick take

Of, pertaining to, or achieved using torsion

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of torsional gathered in one view.

adjective

Of, pertaining to, or achieved using torsion

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for torsional.

adjective

Of, pertaining to, or achieved using torsion

Example sentences

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If a patient goes to a hospital to treat Torsional Dystonia, 99.9% of the time, they are Jewish.

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It isn't audio, but a torsional wave, and Wikipedia claims a delay in the order of half a millisecond.

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In field terms, it’s a torsional coherence cycle, rotation in abstract state-space mirrored by a traveling wave in tissue.

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Any kind of imbalance will lead to a very damaging torsional force on the rim.

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That's roughly the weight of a small child or the torsional force required to drag an average sized male on grass.

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It's not as though the engineers incorrectly declared it safe against torsional-mode aerodynamic flutter.

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But consider this: these potentials are basically a handful of equations that describe stretching, bending, torsional, van der Waals, and electrostatic interactions.

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Places on the bike which experience high levels of torsional flex and stress.

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All lose torsional rigidity and gain weight, unless specifically designed to be convertible.

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The torsional strain energy must be enormous; you can't just let it go.

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It forms part of the horizontal truss above the carriageways which resists shear in the horizontal plane and therefore provides torsional stability; the bridge is effectively a braced tube, I think.

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All stretching, bending, torsional, and improper atom connections must be generated.

Quote examples

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A friend of my Father's was a mainframe guru, back in the day, and he told us about "cylinder" hard drives that would take several hours to power down because the torsional stress on them would get too high if slowed down too quickly.

Proper noun examples

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Torsional stress!), fix it (take your spoke wrench, back off spokes a fraction of a turn) and get them setup, knowing exactly what's going on, and not resorting to cargo-cult methods.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use torsional in a sentence?

If a patient goes to a hospital to treat Torsional Dystonia, 99.9% of the time, they are Jewish.

What does torsional mean?

Of, pertaining to, or achieved using torsion

What part of speech is torsional?

torsional is commonly used as adjective.