Noun
A twisting; a writhing; wry motion; a twist; as, the contortion of the muscles of the face.
Source: Webster's dictionarythey built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs Source: Internet
the acrobat performed incredible contortions Source: Internet
The Buddha stated that thinking about these imponderable ( Acinteyya ) issues led to "a thicket of views, a wilderness of views, a contortion of views, a writhing of views, a fetter of views" (Aggi-Vacchagotta Sutta). Source: Internet
He enjoyed adding a distinctive glint to an eye or an idiosyncratic contortion to a character's face. Source: Internet
Some contortion was required to explain how the robots of the Robot series are almost completely absent from the Galactic Empire novels. Source: Internet