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In physics, the state of strain set up in a
twisted material; for example, when a thread,
wire, or rod is twisted, the torsion set up
in the material tends to return the material
to its original state. The torsion balance, a
sensitive device for measuring small
gravitational or magnetic forces, or electric
charges, balances these against the restoring
force set up by them in a torsion suspension.