Intorsion

Intorsion
In|tor|si|on
die; -, -en
<aus gleichbed. spätlat. intorsio>
(veraltet) Verdrehung, Umdrehung.

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  • Intorsion — In*tor sion, n. [L. intortio a curling, crisping: cf. F. intorsion. See {Intort}, and cf. {Intortion}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A winding, bending, or twisting. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) The bending or twining of any part of a plant toward one side or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • intorsion — [ɛ̃tɔʀsjɔ̃] n. f. ÉTYM. 1839, Boiste; de 2. in , et torsion. ❖ 1 Bot. Enroulement de dehors en dedans. ⇒ Involution. || L intorsion d une feuille. 2 Physiol. Rotation du globe oculaire vers l intérieur (du côté nasal) …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • intorsión — Eng. Intorsion Ver incicloducción …   Diccionario de oftalmología

  • intorsion — /in tawr sheuhn/, n. a twisting about an axis or fixed point, as of the stem of a plant. [1750 60; alter. of LL intortion (s. of intortio). See IN2 , TORSION] * * * …   Universalium

  • intorsion — Conjugate rotation of the upper poles of each cornea inward. [L. in torqueo, pp. tortus, to twist] * * * in·tor·sion or in·tor·tion in tȯr shən n inward rotation (as of a body part) about an axis or a fixed point esp rotation of the eye around… …   Medical dictionary

  • intorsion — (in tor sion) s. f. Terme d histoire naturelle. Action de s entortiller autour d un corps, de dehors en dedans. ÉTYMOLOGIE    Lat. in, en, dedans, et torsion …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • intorsion — n. twisting, curving around (of a plant stem or point or axis of rotation) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • intorsion — in·tor·sion …   English syllables

  • intorsion — /ɪnˈtɔʃən/ (say in tawshuhn) noun a twisting or winding, as of the stem of a plant. {Latin intortiōn , stem of intortiō action of curling} …  

  • intorsion —   n. twisting, twining.    ♦ intort, v.i …   Dictionary of difficult words

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