vääntö
Finnish
Etymology
vääntää (“to turn, twist, wrench, wring”) + -o
Noun
vääntö
- twist, torsion (act of turning, twisting or wrenching of a body by the exertion of a lateral force tending to turn one end or part of it about a longitudinal axis, while the other is held fast or turned in the opposite direction)
- (figuratively) A tough negotiation.
Declension
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Declension of vääntö (type valo)
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Derived terms
- kädenvääntö
- vääntömomentti