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torsal

torsal is the alternative form of torsel.

Meaning of torsel

Noun

torsel (plural torsels)

  1. A plate of timber for the end of a beam or joist to rest on.
    • you lay any Timber on Brickwork, as Torsels for Mantle-Trees to lye on1703, Joseph Moxon, Mechanical Exercises
  2. A twisted scroll.

Forms of torsal

pluraltorsals

Questions about torsal

What is torsal the alternative form of?
Torsal is the alternative form of torsel.

Words near torsal in the dictionary

  1. torsades de pointes
  2. torsades des pointes
  3. torsadogenesis
  4. torsadogenic
  5. torsadogenicity
  6. torsal
  7. torsalo
  8. torsalos
  9. torsals
  10. torsatron
  11. torsatrons

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Adapted from Wiktionary: torsal (page history and authors); torsel (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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