torsibility

American

[tawr-suh-bil-i-tee] / ˌtɔr səˈbɪl ɪ ti /

noun

resistance to torsion.

torsibility British

/ ˌtɔːsəˈbɪlɪtɪ /

noun

the ability to be twisted
the degree of resistance to or the capacity of recovering from being twisted

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Etymology

Origin of torsibility

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

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