how to pronounce torsion

/ˈtɔːɹʃən/

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torsion is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of torsion in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… curvature and in torsion it turns out …”

meanings of torsion

noun:

The stopping of arterial haemorrhage in certain cases, by twisting the cut end of the artery.
That force with which a thread, wire, or rod of any material, returns, or tends to return, to a state of rest after it has been twisted; torsibility.
The act of turning or twisting, or the state of being twisted; the twisting or wrenching of a body by the exertion of a lateral force tending to turn one end or part of it about a longitudinal axis, while the other is held fast or turned in the opposite direction.

torsion frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word torsion occurs in english on average 0.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.