torsade

See also: torsadé

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French torsade.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪd

Noun

torsade (countable and uncountable, plural torsades)

1. A decoration, especially on hats, made from twisted ribbon
   • Harper's Magazine

     the crown decked with torsades of pearls

2. (pathology) torsade de pointes

   Magnesium infusions for atrial fibrillation & torsade

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Derived terms

• torsadogenesis
• torsadogenic

Anagrams

• adorest, dorsate, roasted, rosated

French

Etymology

From tors (“twisted”) +‎ -ade.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɔʁ.sad/

• Audio:

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• Homophones: torsadent, torsades

Noun

torsade f (plural torsades)

1. twist
2. torsade (decoration)
3. braid (of hair etc.)
4. (architecture) cable moulding
5. (knitting) cable

Verb

torsade

1. inflection of torsader:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “torsade”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.