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Webster 1913 Edition


Twisted

Twist′ed

,
Adj.
Contorted; crooked spirally; subjected to torsion; hence, perverted.
Twisted curve
(Geom.)
,
a curve of double curvature. See
Plane curve
, under
Curve
.
–
Twisted surface
(Geom.)
,
a surface described by a straight line moving according to any law whatever, yet so that the consecutive positions of the line shall not be in one plane; a warped surface.

Webster 1828 Edition


Twisted

TWIST'ED

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pp.
Formed by winding threads or strands round each other.