twistmeter
nounUK /ˈtwɪstmiːtə/
US /ˈtwɪstmiːtər/
A twistmeter is a tool that shows how much something has been turned or twisted.
The engineer used a twistmeter to check how far the rope had been twisted.
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2. A playful word for a device that measures how complicated or tangled a story or situation is.
The detective's twistmeter went off the charts when the third suspect confessed.
3. In dancing, a humorous name for a gauge of how many spins a dancer performs.
Her twistmeter hit ten spins before she finally stopped.
4. A fictional instrument in games that tracks how many times a plot or rule has been bent.
The referee checked the twistmeter before allowing the tricky move.