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torsibility

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

noun

  1. resistance to torsion.

torsibility British  
/ ˌtɔːsəˈbɪlɪtɪ /

noun

  1. the ability to be twisted

  2. 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 ) ( torse ) + -ibility

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