torsos
Bodies without limbs
Torsos is the plural of torso, the trunk of the human body—everything from shoulders to hips, excluding head, arms, and legs.
The word often appears in contexts involving anatomy, sculpture, or violence: The museum displayed classical torsos.
A torso can also be any incomplete or fragmentary work.
Main stem or storage
- midsectionCentral body region
- abdomenTorso's lower cavity
- chestRibcage region or strongbox
- thoraxCentral body cavity
core · waist · ribcage · midriff · pelvis · spine · back · shoulders
Central essential portion
- absDistance from zero
- obliquesAngled lines or muscles
- latsBack muscles, abbreviated
- pecsChest muscles, informally
deltoids · trunk · flexion · rotation · plank · crunch · twist · definition
Failure or sculpture
- mannequinLife-sized display figure
- statueThree-dimensional sculpted likeness
- bronzeCopper-tin alloy
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
figurine · cast · armless · classical · Greek · Roman · fragment · pedestal
Fitted upper garment
- corsetBoned waist-shaping undergarment
- bustierStrapless fitted bodice
- fittedShaped to conform
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
tailored · draping · measurement · proportion · waistline · neckline · sleeveless · garment
Continues in place
- identificationEstablishing who someone is
- dismembermentRemoval of limbs
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- autopsyMedical examination after death
evidence · victim · unidentified · recovered · crime · examination · morgue · pathology
trunk
Main stem or storage
- midsectionCentral body region
- abdomenTorso's lower cavity
- chestRibcage region or strongbox
thorax · core · waist · ribcage · midriff · pelvis · spine · back · shoulders · hips
core
Central essential portion
pecs · deltoids · trunk · flexion · rotation · plank · crunch · twist · definition · toned
bust
Failure or sculpture
marble · figurine · cast · armless · classical · Greek · Roman · fragment · pedestal · museum
bodice
Fitted upper garment
silhouette · tailored · draping · measurement · proportion · waistline · neckline · sleeveless · garment · dress form
remains
Continues in place
- identificationEstablishing who someone is
- dismembermentRemoval of limbs
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
autopsy · evidence · victim · unidentified · recovered · crime · examination · morgue · pathology · tissue
- Legobricks, brick, blocks, sets, plate
- sculpturestatue, sculpture, sculptor, sculpting, bronze
- sculpturesstatues, busts, classical sculptures, bronze sculptures, marble sculptures
- ancient artsculpture, sculptures, pottery, mosaics, murals
- Parthenon sculpturespediments, frieze, drapery, heads, centaur
- ceramicspottery, porcelain, cup, bowl, plate
- torso twistRotational core exercise
- torsion barRod storing energy through twist
- testicular torsionRotated male gonad