Dictionary entry

Twisted

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Twist″ed, a. Contorted; crooked spirally; subjected to torsion; hence, perverted.

Twisted curve(Geom.), a curve of double curvature. See Plane curve, under Curve. — Twisted surface(Geom.), a surface described by a straight line moving according to any law whatever, yet so that the consecutive positions of the line shall not be in one plane; a warped surface.