torsional
- adjective
- /ˈtɔrʃənl/
- Specialized
- The engineer calculated the torsional stress on the bridge to ensure it could withstand strong winds.
- torsional stiffness
- torsional moment
- torsional forces
You, you turn point contacts into patch contacts, which can have torsional friction.
- You, you turn point contacts into patch contacts, which can have torsional friction.
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The system features two hardened steel shafts spaced 50 mm apart, resulting in high torsional stability and torque load capacity.
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Stainless-steel bellows couplers have been designed to combine high torsional stiffness with axial compliance.
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Try not to apply too much torsional force here.
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How does how do those models, those plastic models know from torsional energy?
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Basically we will have a torsional oscillator.
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You, you turn point contacts into patch contacts, which can have torsional friction.
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The nature of starting a drum in motion produces great flexural and torsional stresses.
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You want that limb to be light, not to impart a lot of torsional strain on the servo.
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For instance, they analyzed what happens to a spot weld under tensile, shear, bending, and torsional loading conditions.
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A torsional vibration optical sensor is available for monitoring instantaneous torsional strain, rotational speed, and position of rotating shafts.
Academic text (1994)
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Etymology
Torsional comes from the Latin root torquere, which means 'to twist'. You can see the same root in the familiar word torque, a 'twisting force', so torsional describes something caused by twisting or turning.