verb
intort
Intort (verb) means to twist something repeatedly, winding it back and forth.
verb
1
To twist something repeatedly, winding it back and forth.
2
To turn or twist something towards the inside.
"For the right labyrinth, however, both vertical semicircular canals produce clockwise slow phases (ipsilateral eye intorts, contralateral eye extorts)."
— Thomas Brandt, Vertigo: Its Multisensory Syndromes (2003)
"These conditions are reversed after every hemicycle, i.e. the previously higher intorted eye is then lowered and extorted, and the previously lowered extorted eye becomes higher and intorted (Fig. 3.7)."
— Peter Urban, Louis R. Caplan (2011)
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Etymology
From Latin intortus, the past participle of intoquere (“to twist”), equivalent to in- (“in-”) + torquereto (“twist”).
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Frequently asked questions
What is the meaning of intort?
"intort" (verb) means to twist something repeatedly, winding it back and forth.
What is another word for intort?
Other words for "intort" include contort.
What are the different meanings of intort?
"intort" has 2 main meanings: 1. To twist something repeatedly, winding it back and forth; 2. To turn or twist something towards the inside.
