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torsion wrench

torsion wrench noun: an L-shaped tool used in lock picking to apply torsion to the inner cylinder of a lock, in order to hold any picked pins in place, while the other pins are shifted, and then to turn the inner cylinder and open the lock.

Noun

torsion wrench (plural torsion wrenches)

  1. An L-shaped tool used in lock picking to apply torsion to the inner cylinder of a lock, in order to hold any picked pins in place, while the other pins are shifted, and then to turn the inner cylinder and open the lock.

Synonyms of torsion wrench

Forms of torsion wrench

pluraltorsion wrenches

Questions about torsion wrench

What does torsion wrench mean?
Torsion wrench means an L-shaped tool used in lock picking to apply torsion to the inner cylinder of a lock, in order to hold any picked pins in place, while the other pins are shifted, and then to turn the inner cylinder and open the lock.
What part of speech is torsion wrench?
Torsion wrench is a noun.
What is the plural of torsion wrench?
The plural of torsion wrench is torsion wrenches.

Words near torsion wrench in the dictionary

  1. torsion pendulums
  2. torsion scale
  3. torsion scales
  4. torsion subgroup
  5. torsion subgroups
  6. torsion wrench
  7. torsion wrenches
  8. torsional
  9. torsionally
  10. torsioned
  11. torsionful

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