(n) :
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; 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