Torsion indicator | Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

indicator
indĭcātor, ōris, m. [1. indico], one that points out (late Lat.): naturae (al. indagator), Sol. 4...

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Indicator
·noun The part of an instrument by which an effect is indicated, as an index or pointer. II. Indica...

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Torsion
·noun That force with which a thread, wire, or rod of any material, returns, or tends to return, to ...

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speed-indicator
A modification of Massey's log. ...

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Torsion electrometer
·add. ·- A torsion balance used for measuring electric attraction or repulsion. ...

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Torsion galvanometer
·add. ·- A galvanometer in which current is measured by torsion. ...

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

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Torsion meter
·add. ·- An instrument for determining the torque on a shaft, and hence the horse power of an engine...

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torsion of cables
All ropes formed by twisting have a contrary turn, and a disposition to kink from torsion. ...

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