Webster's Dictionary 1913

3619

Torril

Tor″ril (?), n. A worthless woman; also, a worthless horse. Halliwell.

3620

Torrock

Tor″rock (?), n.(Zoöl.) A gull.

3621

Torsade

Tor‐sade″ (?), n. A twisted cord; also, a molded or worked ornament of similar form.The crown decked with torsades of pearls. Harper's Mag.

3622

Torsal

Tor″sal (?), n.(Carp.) A torsel. Knight.

3623

Torse

Torse (?), n. [OF., fr. OF. & F. tors, torse, twisted, wreathed, p. p. of tordre to twist, L. torquere. See Torture.]1. (Her.) A wreath.2. [F. tors, torse, twisted.] (Geom.) A d...

3624

Torsel

Tor″sel (?), n.(Carp.) A plate of timber for the end of a beam or joist to rest on. Gwilt

3625

Torsibillty

Tor′si‐bil″l‐ty (?), n. The tendency, as of a rope, to untwist after being twisted.

3626

Torsion

Tor″sion (?), n. [F., fr. LL. torsio, fr. L. torquere, tortum, to twist. See Torture.] 1. The act of turning or twisting, or the state of being twisted; the twisting or wrenchin...

3627

Torsion electrometer

Tor″sion e‐lec‐trom″e‐ter. (Elec.) A torsion balance used for measuring electric attraction or repulsion.

3628

Torsion galvanometer

Torsion galvanometer. (Elec.) A galvanometer in which current is measured by torsion.

3629

Torsion head

Torsion head. That part of a torsion balance from which the wire or filament is suspended.

3630

Torsion indicator

Torsion indicator. An autographic torsion meter.

3631

Torsion meter

Torsion meter. (Mech.) An instrument for determining the torque on a shaft, and hence the horse power of an engine, esp. of a marine engine of high power, by measuring the amoun...

3632

Torsional

Tor″sion‐al (?), a. Of or pertaining to torsion; resulting from torsion, or the force with which a thread or wire returns to a state of rest after having been twisted round its ...

3633

Torsk

Torsk (?), n. [Dan.; akin to Icel. þorskr a codfish, G. dorsch.] (Zoöl.) (a) The cusk. See Cusk. (b) The codfish. Called also tusk.

3634

Torso

Tor″so (?), n.; pl. E. Torsos (#), It. Torsi (#). [It. torso, probably fr. L. thyrsus a stalk, stem, thyrsus, Gr. �; cf. OHG. torso, turso, a stalk, stem, G. dorsche a cabbage s...

3635

Tort

Tort (?), n. [F., from LL. tortum, fr. L. tortus twisted, crooked, p. p. of torqure to twist, bend. See Torture.] 1. Mischief; injury; calamity.That had them long opprest with t...

3636

Tort (2)

Tort, a. Stretched tight; taut.Yet holds he them with tortestrein. Emerson.

3637

Torta

Tor″ta (?), n. [Cf. Sp. torta a cake.] (Metal.) a flat heap of moist, crushed silver ore, prepared for the patio process.

3638

Torteau

Tor″teau (?), n.; pl.Torteaus (#). [Of. torteau, tortel, from L. tortus twisted. See Tort.] (Her.) A roundel of a red color.

3639

Torticollis

Tor′ti‐col″lis (?), n. [F. toricolis; L. torquere, tortum, to twist + collum the neck.] (Med.) See Wryneck.

3640

Tortile

Tor″tile (?), a. [L. tortilis, fr. torquere, tortum, to twist: cf. F. tortile.] Twisted; wreathed; coiled.

3641

Tortility

Tor‐til″i‐ty (?), n. The quality or state of being tortile, twisted, or wreathed.

3642

Tortilla

‖Tor‐til″la (?), n. An unleavened cake, as of maize flour, baked on a heated iron or stone.

3643

Tortion

Tor″tion (?), n. [LL. tortio. See Torsion.] Torment; pain. Bacon.

3644

Tortious

Tor″tious (?), a. [From Tort.] 1. Injurious; wrongful. “Tortious power.” Spenser.2. (Law) Imploying tort, or privat injury for which the law gives damages; involing tort.

3645

Tortiously

Tor″tious‐ly, adv.(Law) In a tortous manner.