Contortion

Con-tor′tion

(kŏn-tô′shŭn)

,

Noun.

[L.

contortio

: cf. F.

contorsion

. See

Contort

, and cf.

Torsion

.]

A twisting; a writhing; wry motion; a twist;

as, the

contortion

of the muscles of the face

.

Swift.

All the

contortions

of the sibyl, without the inspiration.

Burke.

Contortion

CONTORTION

, CONTORSION,

Noun.

[L.]

1.

A twisting; a writhing; a wresting; a twist; wry motion; as the contorsion of the muscles of the face.

2.

In medicine, a twisting or wresting of a limb or member of the body out of its natural situation; the iliac passion; partial dislocation; distorted spine; contracted neck.

contortion

English

Noun

contortion ‎(plural contortions)

The act of contorting, twisting or deforming something, especially oneself.
A form of acrobatic display which involves the dramatic bending and flexing of the human body.

Derived terms

contortionist

Translations

the act of contorting

Bulgarian: кривене (bg) n ‎(krivéne), изкривяване (bg) n ‎(izkrivjavane)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 扭彎 (zh), 扭弯 (zh) ‎(niǔwān), 扭歪 (zh) ‎(niǔwāi), 扭曲 (zh) ‎(niǔqū)

Dutch: verwringing n, verrekking n, kronkeling n, bochtenwerk n,
Irish: freangadh m
Russian: искривле́ние (ru) n ‎(iskrivlénije), искаже́ние (ru) n ‎(iskažénije)
Spanish: contorsión (es) f

a form of acrobatic display which involves the dramatic bending and flexing of the human body

Chinese:
Mandarin: 柔身術, 柔身术 ‎(róushēnshù), 軟功, 软功 ‎(ruǎngōng)
French: contorsion (fr) f

German: Kontorsion f
Russian: конто́рсия f ‎(kontórsija)
Spanish: contorsión (es) f

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