TORSION

• (noun) a twisting force

  synonyms : torque

• (noun) a tortuous and twisted shape or position

  "they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs", "the acrobat performed incredible contortions"

  synonyms : contortion , crookedness , tortuosity , tortuousness

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