torsion

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Synonyms for torsion

a tortuous and twisted shape or position

a twisting force

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Vertix limbs are short with a wide footprint (just under three inches), creating a torsionally rigid platform capable of handling the large, high-energy cams.
Therefore, it is logical, and often a contractual requirement, that the compressor packager, systems integrator or the organization taking responsibility for procurement and assembly of the equipment components will provide a torsionally sound design.
and a great deal of work has gone into improving refinement, with a torsionally stiffer bodyshell, additional soundproofing, acoustic shields built into the engine bay, and a completely redesigned dashboard.
Rolls are claiming the Dawn is the most torsionally rigid four seat convertible available; in layman's terms it shouldn't flex and shimmy like so many soft-tops do.
The UK range hinges around a 197bhp 2.2-litre turbodiesel engine and a great deal of work has gone into improving refinement, with a torsionally stiffer bodyshell, additional soundproofing, acoustic shields built into the engine bay, and a thicker dashboard.
Jaguar says the aluminum-intensive coupe is the most torsionally rigid model in company history, 80 percent stiffer than its open-roof sibling.
The roadways were made from torsionally flexible bridging units that had a span of 80 It, mounted on pontoon units of either steel or concrete called 'Beetles'.
Measuring 33,000Nm/ degree, the FType coupe is the most torsionally rigid production car Jaguar has ever built.
Its fixed roof also makes it the most torsionally rigid car Jaguar have ever made.
Torsionally soft Horizontally Split- In-Half Elements with wide range of allowable misalignment and Highly visible Elements.
The research on the passive and active synthesis of torsionally oscillating mechanical drive systems is developed by the authors of this paper.
In addition, the truss bears a torsional moment under an off-axis load, and the truss exhibits a torsionally deformed shape that enlarges the horizontal component of the forces.
Each servo motor then direct-drives a low-backlash reducer that is coupled to the belt sheave by a torsionally stiff coupling (no keyways).