·add. ·- A galvanometer in which current is measured by torsion.
·noun An instrument or apparatus for measuring the intensity of an electric current, usually by the ...
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·noun That force with which a thread, wire, or rod of any material, returns, or tends to return, to ...
·add. ·- A torsion balance used for measuring electric attraction or repulsion. ...
·add. ·- That part of a torsion balance from which the wire or filament is suspended. ...
·add. ·- An autographic torsion meter. ...
·add. ·- An instrument for determining the torque on a shaft, and hence the horse power of an engine...
All ropes formed by twisting have a contrary turn, and a disposition to kink from torsion. ...
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