torsibility

[tawr-suh-bil-i-tee]

noun

1. resistance to torsion.

torsibility

/ ˌtɔːsəˈbɪlɪtɪ /

noun

1. the ability to be twisted

2. the degree of resistance to or the capacity of recovering from being twisted

Word History and Origins

Origin of torsibility¹

1860–65; < Late Latin tors ( us ) ( torse ) + -ibility