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The dancelike pose of Apollo and graceful torsion of Daphne create the impression that they are moving in a carefully choreographed ballet. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z
She disabled a third siege weapon by sawing through the torsion ropes, which should give the Argo II a clear approach from the north. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z
The torsion on the clamp snapped the strong composite like a brittle twig. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z
Crews of artillerists scurried around the machines, loading the slings, checking the torsion of the ropes. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z
Gastric torsion: The belly, swollen with gas, crushes the diaphragm, pinches blood from the heart. Dog is love 2013-02-23T14:00:00Z
The vet tech who answered the phone, the same one who hands Poochie’s owner a leash and collar with a heart-shaped tag, told me to bring her in right away: “It could be gastric torsion.” Dog is love 2013-02-23T14:00:00Z
Instead Mr. Stiefel channeled his energy into a marvelous tautness and torsion. Dance Review: Ethan Stiefel’s Farewell to Ballet Theater at the Met 2012-07-08T22:20:06Z
At times they luxuriate in shared space, impelled by the same restless torsion, at others they fly apart like dragonflies. Sylvie Guillem: 6000 Miles Away ? review 2011-07-09T23:06:05Z
Subsequently, researchers created bundles of fibres by tying the ends of two or more fibres together and applying slight torsion to ensure contact between all the fibres. The race of water droplets 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z
The group identified key microstructural features that were created by the process's thermal and mechanical effects, including: torsion, bending, fragmentation, assimilation, oscillation and interdendritic growth. X-rays reveal microstructural fingerprints of 3D-printed alloy 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z
In the months after her surgery, the band that constricted her stomach slipped and she developed gastric torsion. Gwyneth Paltrow’s 'Shallow Hal' body double says she ‘hated’ her body by the end of filming and was left with eating disorders 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z
Other types of deformations, such as torsion or twisting, behave analogously to the tension, shear, and bulk deformations considered here. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z
It is based on the maximum amplitude of S-waves recorded on a Wood‑Anderson torsion seismograph. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z
The intestinal torsion meant the dolphin’s intestines had twisted so deeply in an area that made it impossible to reach through surgery. Beloved ‘Dolphin Tale’ star Winter died of twisted intestine 2021-11-13T05:00:00Z
The researchers achieved this sensitivity using a detector called a torsion pendulum, which looks like a miniature version of a mobile hanging above a child’s crib. Physicists Measure the Gravitational Force between the Smallest Masses Yet 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z
Modern researchers hung a 50-metre-long wire inside the tower to test how it deformed under torsion — an exception to Hooke’s law describing the elastic behaviour of idealized springs. Daily briefing: Cell that kicked off complex life grown in the lab for the first time 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z
Structural work, which will begin later this month, includes strengthening existing beams, reducing loads and putting in additional support for torsions, Jim Bell, director of structural engineers for Arup, said. Structural flaws at £335m new hospital 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z
Key to a great short story is the tension and torsion created within each sentence. Bite-sized: 50 great short stories, chosen by Hilary Mantel, George Saunders and more 2019-02-02T05:00:00Z
Below a titanium connecting component, there is a large hollow rubber sphere, which provides torsion – the ability to rotate. Being bionic: how technology transformed my life 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z
A force on the test mass causes the torsion pendulum to rotate until it is balanced by a restoring force from the twisting of the fiber. Physicists Measure the Gravitational Force between the Smallest Masses Yet 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z
In 1798, the scientist Henry Cavendish determined G for the first time in the laboratory, using an instrument called a torsion balance2. Gravity measured with record precision 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z
Poincaré came up with Betti numbers, which are informally a way to catalogue the holes of different dimensions in a space, and torsion coefficients, which sort of keep track of twistedness. A Few of My Favorite Spaces: The Poincaré Homology Sphere 2017-06-04T04:00:00Z
The flurry of arguments thrust the jury a into a netherworld of construction arcana, with disquisitions from attorneys on slab thickness, torsion and shear and axial stiffness. Silver Spring Transit Center contractors, Montgomery County settle lawsuit over late, overbudget project 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z
To do so, he used a piece of apparatus called a torsion balance. Searching for particles on a benchtop 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z
Critically, the torsion pendulum is very insensitive to forces from distant objects, which tug on the test mass and counterbalance together and thus do not induce rotation. Physicists Measure the Gravitational Force between the Smallest Masses Yet 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z
In Cavendish’s work, the torsion balance consisted of a dumb-bell that was suspended from its centre by a thin fibre. Gravity measured with record precision 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z
The lower part of Johnson's spine is an area of concern because of the torsion it endures. Training with D.J. - Golf Digest 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z
For instance, its coil-sprung suspensions did away with the clunky torsion bars of the previous generation. The Porsche 911, reimagined 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z
According to the complaint, the county asked Parsons Brinckerhoff to provide the shear and torsion calculations at a series of meetings beginning in 2013. Montgomery, Metro sue 3 firms over troubled Silver Spring Transit Center 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z
But even this clever torsion pendulum design did not totally isolate the test mass from the busy urban environment of daytime Vienna. Physicists Measure the Gravitational Force between the Smallest Masses Yet 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z
By contrast, in the AAF method, two turntables are used to rotate the torsion balance and the external masses individually. Gravity measured with record precision 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z
Cavendish used a “torsion pendulum,” seen in the picture above– basically a barbell hanging from a thin wire. Using Atoms To Measure Tiny Forces 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z
This bedroom troubadour from Brattleboro, Vermont nudges his unassuming folk songs through subtle torsions of melody that suggest something fantastic or horrific might happen at any moment. Month’s best music: Metro Boomin, Jib Kidder, Colleen Green and more 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z
Cavendish demonstrated this using a torsion balance, a horizontally suspended wooden rod with a small lead sphere at each end. How Henry Cavendish Used a Wire to Measure a Tiny Force of Gravity 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z
Aspelmeyer believes that an improved torsion pendulum will be sensitive to gravity from masses 5,000 times smaller still—lighter than a single eyelash. Physicists Measure the Gravitational Force between the Smallest Masses Yet 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z
G is determined from the angular acceleration of the turntable associated with the torsion balance when the amount of twisting of the fibre is reduced to zero. Gravity measured with record precision 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z
The oldest, and still most common, method measures the tiny rotation of a torsion balance — a rod hanging on a wire — caused by the attraction between masses at either end of the rod. Gravity rivals join forces to nail down Big G 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z
Apple performs “rigorous tests throughout the entire development cycle including three-point bending, pressure-point cycling, sit, torsion and user studies,” according to Ms. Muller. Apple Responds to Complaints of Bent iPhones 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z
KCE recommended several measures, including additional steel reinforcement against “torsion and shear” forces that would be created by bus traffic. As repairs continue, still no opening date for long-delayed Silver Spring transit center
Yet there was an era during which utopian fictions achieved rather more torsion on political change. Where is our utopia? 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z
David is in unbelievable shape, scaling stairs while hopping on one leg, all these crazy torsion and core exercises for his specific athletic discipline. Wise: Sochi 2014: David Wise, my cousin, is headed to the Olympics 2014-02-05T00:35:00Z
This is an excuse for mayhem on a spectacular scale mostly in Britain and Spain as a band of petrolheads led by the appropriately named Vin Diesel use mechanical torsion to defeat malevolent extortion. Fast and Furious 6 – review 2013-05-18T23:03:10Z
It stylishly clips very snugly to the iPad body with the help of torsion control through the aluminum design, silicone pads, and even magnets. Kickstarter and the HumanToolz Stand: Another Example of What Best Buy Wouldn't Assort 2012-08-31T02:47:24Z
Without the torsion and shear work, Augustine said, the public would be at increased risk from falling chunks of concrete. As repairs continue, still no opening date for long-delayed Silver Spring transit center
There's no torsion; it's a very solid, yet thin, device. Samsung Galaxy S III review: reaching for greatness 2012-06-21T14:00:00Z
In 1785 Coulomb constructed his torsion balance, by which he was enabled to measure the repulsion of electrified bodies. Popular scientific lectures 2012-04-24T02:00:17.273Z
It is from this latter that the crest arises, which, passing upwards, forms the posterior limit of the groove of torsion. Artistic Anatomy of Animals 2011-12-17T03:00:16.893Z
The curvature and torsion of a curve, which are invariant for all transformations by the group of motions, are special instances of what are known as differential invariants. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z
Valve springs of the helical coil type are generally used, though torsion or “scissors” springs and laminated or single-leaf springs are also utilized in special applications. Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair 2011-12-04T03:00:04.777Z
Let 2a be the length of the torsion rod, m the mass of a ball, M the mass of a large sphere, d the distance between the centres, supposed the same on each side. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z
When a point of such a curve is given, the osculating plane is determined, hence all the curves through a given point with the same tangent have the same torsion. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z
The Gastropoda are mainly characterized by a loss of symmetry, produced by torsion of the visceral sac. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z
Erratically it jerked and spun, with spasmodic torsion. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z
This torsion keeps the wing's leading edge pointed upwards during the upward stroke, so that the wing adopts a positive angle of attack. A robot that flies like a bird [video] 2011-07-26T07:00:00Z
In seeking the origin of the disturbed motion of the torsion rod Cavendish made a very important observation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z
When they move together to one side or the other or up and down in a vertical plane there is no rotation of the optical axes; that is, no torsion. Visual Illusions Their Causes, Characteristics and Applications 2011-06-02T02:00:25.247Z
In all these cases the torsion and asymmetry of the body are unaffected. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z
The motive power was india-rubber in the condition of torsion; the propeller, a screw. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z
As the pith and glass fibre form a torsion pendulum, it is evident that these beats will gradually die down in consequence of the resistance of the air. The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 2011-01-31T03:00:16.193Z
Ultimately he found that this was due to convection currents in the case containing the torsion rod, currents produced by temperature inequalities. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z
At such a place the shearing strain tends to become infinite, and some 149 permanent set is produced by torsion. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" 2011-01-29T03:00:23.777Z
This torsion may be resolved into two successive movements. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z
By fixing the lower screw and turning the upper one a sufficient number of times the requisite degree of torsion and power is obtained. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z
He invented a corset with holes in it for ventilation to be worn for various torsions of the spine and other spinal deformities. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z
A. Cornu and J. Baille commenced an experiment by the Cavendish method which was never definitely completed, though valuable studies of the behaviour of the torsion apparatus were made. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z
Torsion.—As a first example of the application of the theory we take the problem of the torsion of prisms. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" 2011-01-29T03:00:23.777Z
These facts afford strong support to the hypothesis that the weight of the shell is the original cause of the torsion of the dorsal visceral mass in Gastropods. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z
P�naud also substituted india-rubber under torsion for the whalebone and clock springs of the smaller models, and the steam of the larger ones. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z
So too the explanation of radial symmetry and torsion of organs as due to a Pelmatozoic mode of life finds confirmation in many other phyla. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z
But the moment of the attracting force is halved only, so that the deflection against one-fourth torsion is doubled. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z
Clebsch for a number of forms of section by means of an analysis of the same kind as that employed in the solution of the torsion problem. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" 2011-01-29T03:00:23.777Z
Fig 3.—Sketch of a model designed so as to show the effect of torsion or rotation of the visceral hump in Streptoneurous Gastropoda. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z
Another method of castrating is by torsion, or twisting. Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy.
The motive power appears to have been obtained by the torsion of ropes, fibres, catgut, or hair. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis
But Boys avoided this difficulty by suspending the balls from the ends of the torsion rod at different levels and by placing the attracting masses at these different levels. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z
General Theorems.—Passing now from these questions of flexure and torsion, we consider some results that can be deduced from the general equations of equilibrium of an elastic solid body. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" 2011-01-29T03:00:23.777Z
The problem of the causes of the torsion of the Gastropod body has been much discussed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z
A distinctive feature of the Cephalopoda is their bilateral symmetry and the absence of anything like the torsion of the visceral mass seen in the Anisopleurous Gastropoda. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics"
If a bar of iron that exhibits no evidence of magnetism whatever be subjected to torsion, it will immediately become a magnet with poles dependent upon the direction of the twist. The Telephone An Account of the Phenomena of Electricity, Magnetism, and Sound, as Involved in Its Action
The torsion rod mirror reflected a distant scale by which the deflection could be read. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z
The theory shows further that the resistance to torsion is very seriously diminished when there is in the surface any dent approaching to a re-entrant angle. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" 2011-01-29T03:00:23.777Z
The pallial cavity, with its organs, is by this torsion moved up the right side of the larva to the dorsal surface, and thus the left organs become right and vice versa. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z
The calorimeter was suspended by a steel wire, the torsion of which made the equilibrium stable. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens"
The yacht was clothed with sublime torsions, peristaltic splendors, and immense radiations of living bodies. The Goddess of Atvatabar Being the history of the discovery of the interior world and conquest of Atvatabar
The torsion rod was first set in the line joining the centres of the pillars and its time of vibration was taken. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z
The best experimental determinations of the coefficients have been made indirectly by Voigt by means of results obtained in the theories of the torsion and flexure of aeolotropic bars. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" 2011-01-29T03:00:23.777Z
In the larva there is no projection at the time the torsion takes place. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z
Lined up at the anchorage awaiting their turn, the recovered vessels may be crippled and bent, and showing torsion and distress in the list, and staggering trim with which they swing flood and ebb. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war
And so saying he applied a sudden and severe torsion to the lad’s wrist. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 4 (of 25)
A torsion rod hh 6 ft. long, tied from its ends to a vertical piece mg, was hung by a wire lg. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z
The upper end of the quartz fibre is rotated by a torsion head, and a metal cover serves to screen the instrument from stray electrostatic fields. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" 2011-01-29T03:00:23.777Z
Sub-Class I.—Streptoneura In this division the torsion of the visceral mass and visceral commissure is at its maximum, the latter being twisted into a figure of eight. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z
The torsion forceps are introduced and applied to the broad ligament above the ovary. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle
Serious, his rather thin face grave at he leaned his tall, muscular body above a torsion machine he was adjusting, there was nothing to indicate he had the faintest idea of a joke. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930
But μ can be found from the time of vibration of the torsion system when we know its moment of inertia I, and this can be determined. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z
There is also a variable degree of torsion of the neck, ante-torsion being of practical importance as it increases the difficulty of retaining the head in the socket. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.
He fully recognized, however, the similarity of Pteropods to Gastropods in their general asymmetry and in the torsion of the visceral mass in Limacinidae. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z
With the right hand torsion is applied and the ovary removed. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle
The nature of reparatory inflammation in arteries after ligatures, acupressure, and torsion. History of the Division of Medical Sciences United States National Museum Bulletin 240, Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, paper 43, 1964
The torsion balls were of copper about 100 gm. each, the rod was 50 cm. long, and the suspending wire was 4 metres long. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z
The traction and torsion thus put upon the radius causes the front part of its head to pass out of the annular ligament, the edge of which slips between the bones. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.
But ultimately the coil becomes ventral or endogastric, in consequence of the second torsion movement then apparent. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z
If the tumor has a small, constricted base, remove by torsion, ligation, or with an �craseur. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle
New ropes were being fitted to the torsion levers, and an ox-cart loaded with ammunition, in the shape of rounded boulders, creaked noisily through the gateway. The Doomsman
He further saw that reduction in length of the torsion rod with given balls is an advantage. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z
When the force is transmitted to the seat of fracture from a distance, the violence is said to be indirect, and the bone is broken by “torsion” or by “bending.” Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.
All ropes formed by twisting have a contrary turn, and a disposition to kink from torsion. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.
This is the most simple manner of torsion. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle
“That is what they call ‘torsion,’ I think,” said Rob. The Young Alaskans
For if the rod be halved the moment of inertia is one-fourth, and if the suspending fibre is made finer so that the torsion couple per radian is also one-fourth the time remains the same. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z
Spiral fractures result from forcible torsion of a long bone, and are met with most frequently in the tibia, femur, and humerus. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.
It was a light frame of cork and bamboo, covered with paper, which formed two screws, driven in opposite directions by rubber bands under torsion. The Early History of the Airplane
Another method of checking hemorrhage is called torsion. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle
Hæmorrhage must then be stopped, and that as thoroughly as possible, by torsion, cold, and pressure, and the flap brought accurately together with sutures. A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners
The torsion rod was a small rectangular mirror about 2.4 cm. wide hung by a quartz fibre about 43 cm. long. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z
Procure some darning needles, and also a little unspun silk, which will give you a suspending fibre void of torsion. Fragments of science, V. 1-2
Her slender body shook as if she was undergoing the first rippling torsions of a convulsion. The Blue Wall A Story of Strangeness and Struggle
It may be accomplished by several methods, such as compress bandages, torsion, hot iron, and ligatures. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse
It is certainly true that spiral torsion of the stem is specially frequent in the species of Equisetum, most of which grow in such spots. Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants
The torsion beam was 12 cm. long, and the attracted balls were lead spheres each 2 kgm. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z
The laden currents clash in their wild torsion. The Scalp Hunters
Quartz fibres have two great advantages over other forms of suspension when employed for any kind of torsion balance, from an ordinary more or less "astatic" galvanometer to the Cavendish apparatus. On Laboratory Arts
Penaud's machine, relying only on india rubber under torsion, flies for some fifty yards. The Mark Of Cain
The following is a list of the plants in which spiral torsion of the stem or branches has been most frequently observed. Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants
The size of the float was adjusted so that the torsion fibre of quartz 35 cm. long had only to carry a weight of 5 to 10 gm. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z
The method of checking bleeding from blood-vessels by torsion was known to him. Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine
On the other hand, the law of torsion could hardly be quite so simple, at all events, to the second order of approximations. On Laboratory Arts
The impetus is given, after a descent in air—which I effected by starting from a height of six feet only—by a combination of heated naphtha and of india rubber under torsion. The Mark Of Cain
As an accompaniment to a spiral torsion of the woody fibres, this distension of the stem is frequently met with, as in Valeriana, Dipsacus, &c. Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants
Apparatus. h h, torsion rod hung by wire l g,; x, x, attracted balls hung from its ends; WW, attracting masses. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z
Two lead balls, each two inches in diameter, are attached to the ends of a torsion rod six feet long, which is suspended by a fine wire. The New Heavens
The sculptor comprehended the postures and torsions of bodies. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 8 Italy and Greece, Part Two
This marine variety is much smaller than the fresh-water form and the form differs in a number of respects, viz, in the anterior torsion and in the structure of the mouth. Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901
It is very difficult in some cases to separate these instances of irregular torsion from those in which the twisting takes place in a more or less regular spiral direction. Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants
The attracting masses were 12-in. lead spheres and as attracted balls he used various masses, lead, zinc, glass, ivory, platinum, hollow brass, and finally the torsion rod alone without balls. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z
In employing torsion, the end of the vessel is caught with forceps, and the terminal portion twisted round several times. Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition.
The torsion of silk, though exceedingly small, is quite sufficient to upset the working of any delicate instrument, because it is never constant. Scientific American Supplement, No. 717, September 28, 1889
No torsion in the peristome; undulating membrane is confined to the posterior part of peristome Genus Blepharisma 3. Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901
Morren draws a distinction between spiral-torsion or spiralism and the less regular torsion spoken of in the preceding section; in the former case not only is the axis twisted, but its constituent fibres also. Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants
A slight torsion or twist is given to the gold spring to cause it to bend with a true curvature in the act of allowing the discharging pallet to pass back after unlocking. Watch and Clock Escapements A Complete Study in Theory and Practice of the Lever, Cylinder and Chronometer Escapements, Together with a Brief Account of the Origin and Evolution of the Escapement in Horology
Treatment.—If hæmorrhage is still going on, it must be arrested by pressure, torsion, or ligature, as the accumulation of blood in a wound interferes with union. Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition.
This is because the torsion varies as the fourth power of the diameter. Scientific American Supplement, No. 717, September 28, 1889
And of these machine tools none, or few at least, except those mounted upon a single pedestal, are free from detrimental torsion where the floor upon which they rest is distorted by unequal loading. Scientific American Supplement, No. 643, April 28, 1888
Spiral torsion of the axis would likewise bring about analogous results. Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants
The customary frame, strut rods, and torsion rods had been supplemented by the most extraordinary criss-cross of angle-iron braces it has ever been my fortune to behold. The Killer
During the twisting some sections took far more torsion than others. Among the Forces
It is therefore evident how great is the advantage of reducing the size of a torsion wire. Scientific American Supplement, No. 717, September 28, 1889
It is known that Cavendish was the first who succeeded by means of the torsion balance in effecting fairly precise measurements. The New Physics and Its Evolution
The torsion thread itself was not of metal, but glass, according to the excellent suggestion of the late Dr. Ritchie236. Experimental Researches in Electricity, Volume 1
Cavendish, use of the torsion balance to determine the mean density of the Earth, 170. COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1
The method of suspension of the dynamometer allows it to take automatically the inclination of the line of traction without any torsion of the plates. Scientific American Supplement, No. 787, January 31, 1891
To show how the torsion of wires or threads is made use of in measuring forces, I have arranged what I can hardly dignify by the name of an experiment. Scientific American Supplement, No. 717, September 28, 1889
From the knowledge of this torsion the rigidity can be deduced. The New Physics and Its Evolution
Electrometer.—The measuring instrument I have employed has been the torsion balance electrometer of Coulomb, constructed, generally, according to his directions235, but with certain variations and additions, which I will briefly describe. Experimental Researches in Electricity, Volume 1
Reich, mean density of the earth, as ascertained by the torsion balance, 170; temperature of the mines in Saxony, 174. COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1
I could have dispensed with much of her torsion with great equanimity. Reveries of a Schoolmaster
For this reason spun glass is quite unsuitable as a torsion thread; it is impossible to say what the twist is at any time, and therefore what is the force developed. Scientific American Supplement, No. 717, September 28, 1889
He took two equal weights of a salt of radium and a salt of barium, which he made oscillate one after the other in a torsion balance. The New Physics and Its Evolution
The lower part was a glass cylinder eight inches in height and eight inches in diameter; the tube for the torsion thread was seventeen inches in length. Experimental Researches in Electricity, Volume 1
None of these depended for their motive force on torsion like the chief engines used in classic times. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2
The torsion or twisting test is useful in determining the toughness of wood. The Mechanical Properties of Wood Including a Discussion of the Factors Affecting the Mechanical Properties, and Methods of Timber Testing
To make this evident, the enormous apparatus you see had to be constructed, and then, using a fine torsion wire, a perfectly certain but small effect was produced. Scientific American Supplement, No. 717, September 28, 1889
On the contrary, the torsion balance seems very much alive. Scientific American Supplement, No. 601, July 9, 1887
By these and the adjusting screws on which the whole instrument stands, the glass torsion thread could be brought accurately into the centre of the instrument and of the graduations on it. Experimental Researches in Electricity, Volume 1
The operation completed, the larger bleeding-points should be secured by exerting torsion with the artery forceps, and the surface oozing stayed by frequent dashing with cold water. Diseases of the Horse's Foot
The strain produced by torsion or twisting is essentially shear transverse and parallel to the fibres, combined with longitudinal tension and transverse compression. The Mechanical Properties of Wood Including a Discussion of the Factors Affecting the Mechanical Properties, and Methods of Timber Testing
It is further valuable in that its torsion is far less than that of a fiber of the same size of metal or even of glass, if such could be produced. Scientific American Supplement, No. 717, September 28, 1889
It is applied in those varieties of the torsion balance in which there are two parallel beams, connected by either four or six wires. Scientific American Supplement, No. 601, July 9, 1887
The upper end of the glass thread was attached, as in Coulomb's original electrometer, to an index, which had its appropriate graduated circle, upon which the degree of torsion was ultimately to be read off. Experimental Researches in Electricity, Volume 1
"The tarnal old thing's bewitched, I believe," said Frank, allowing his sister to interfere and quietly untwist and turn right side out the various parts which he had put wrong by all sorts of torsion. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 21, July, 1859
Figure 20 Effect of torsion on different grades of hickory. The Mechanical Properties of Wood Including a Discussion of the Factors Affecting the Mechanical Properties, and Methods of Timber Testing
Even if it is only halved, the torsion is reduced sixteenfold. Scientific American Supplement, No. 717, September 28, 1889
Terrier speaks of splenectomy for torsion or twisting of the pedicle, and such is mentioned by Sir Astley Cooper, who has found records of only four such cases. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
It would bear torsion through four revolutions or 1440�, and yet, when released, return accurately to its position; probably it would have borne considerably more than this without injury. Experimental Researches in Electricity, Volume 1
One of the methods consists in continuing the torsion until the part held in the forceps is detached. The Dog
Figure 49 Making a torsion test on hickory. The Mechanical Properties of Wood Including a Discussion of the Factors Affecting the Mechanical Properties, and Methods of Timber Testing
So great has the difficulty been in finding a fine torsion thread that the attempt has been given up, and in all the most exact instruments silk has been used. Scientific American Supplement, No. 717, September 28, 1889
The axillary artery was seen lying in the wound, pulsating feebly, but had been efficiently closed by the torsion of the machinery. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
It might be supposed that the torsion of the wire would appreciably affect the result. Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884
This consisted simply of a coil of thick conductor suspended by a torsion wire, and opposed laterally to a fixed coil of wire of high resistance. Scientific American Supplement, No. 384, May 12, 1883
Soft iron soon loses the structure, or becomes enfeebled, under the constant to and fro torsions requisite where we desire a constant change of polarity, as described later in the magnetic bells. Scientific American Supplement, No. 392, July 7, 1883
Owing to its fineness, its torsion would be extremely small, and the more so because glass is more easily deformed than metals. Scientific American Supplement, No. 717, September 28, 1889
These are entirely unaffected by the torsion of the interorbital part of the skull. Hormones and Heredity
In reality, however, the torsion was very small. Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884
Heat, ligation, pressure and torsion are the different methods recommended. Common Diseases of Farm Animals
We must therefore give it two entire turns or twists to the right, and strongly magnetize it on the north pole of the magnet while under torsion. Scientific American Supplement, No. 392, July 7, 1883
I imagine many physicists must have turned to this material in their endeavor to find a really delicate torsion thread. Scientific American Supplement, No. 717, September 28, 1889
Heat also has a disturbing effect, and makes itself felt in the torsion of the fiber and the cage surrounding the lever. Scientific American Supplement, No. 275, April 9, 1881
Coulomb was the maker of the first instrument for measuring a current, which was known as the torsion balance. Steam, Steel and Electricity
This monstrosity, called biastrepsis, consists of strongly marked torsions as are seen in many species with decussate leaves, though as a rule it is very rare. Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation
On restoring the wire to its original place, it will be extremely flexible, and we may now superpose several contrary polarities under contrary torsions, as already described. Scientific American Supplement, No. 392, July 7, 1883
To illustrate the movement of torsion in the spine, or its rotation round its own axis. A Practical Physiology
The lever placed at equal distances from the fixed balls communicates, by the medium of the torsion wire, with the positive pole of a battery, P, the other pole being to earth. Scientific American Supplement, No. 275, April 9, 1881
Any special occasion of expansion or exuberance, of depression, torsion, or introspection, was sufficient to call it forth. Literary Lapses
We have dealt with torsions and fasciations and with seedling variations at some length, in order to point out the phases needing investigation according to recent views. Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation
Its free motion differs entirely from that given it by torsion or stress. Scientific American Supplement, No. 392, July 7, 1883
This peculiar change of position requires a considerable amount of torsion in the pulvinus. The Power of Movement in Plants
But by the time the flowers have expanded, the five stigmas twist round so as to face the circumference, owing to the torsion of that part of the style which lies beneath the stigma. The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species
In the vegetative reproduction of this Veronica the torsion appeared in the first, also in the second and third year, but with diminishing intensity. Darwin and Modern Science
More than once I have had occasion to deal with the phenomenon of torsions, as exhibited by the teasels and some other plants. Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation
The superposed magnetism then becomes a single directive force, and we can then by a few vibrations or torsions reduce the rod to its ordinary condition. Scientific American Supplement, No. 392, July 7, 1883
The amount of charge in each jar was determined by bringing a proof-plane into contact with its knob and measuring by a torsion balance the charge taken away. Faraday as a Discoverer
Thus we can understand the meaning of the torsion of the styles in the long- styled flowers alone, as well as their divergence in the short-styled flowers. The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species
Hard steel preserves its structure, but its molecular rigidity is so great that we obtain but mere traces of any change of polarity by torsion. Scientific American Supplement, No. 392, July 7, 1883
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