torsión

Definitions of torsión
  1. noun
    the act of rotating rapidly
    synonyms: giro, revolera, torcedura, vuelta
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    types:
    pirueta
    (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet)
    type of:
    rotación
    the act of rotating as if on an axis
  2. noun
    the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
    synonyms: deformación, tergiversación, torcimiento
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    type of:
    falsedad, falsificación
    a willful perversion of facts
  3. noun
    a twisting force
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    type of:
    fuerza
    (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
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