torque
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /tɔɹk/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /tɔːk/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)k
- Homophones: torq, torc, talk ('talk' in non-rhotic accents only)
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin torqueō (“to twist”).
Noun
torque (countable and uncountable, plural torques)
- (physics, mechanics) A rotational or twisting effect of a force; a moment of force, defined for measurement purposes as an equivalent straight line force multiplied by the distance from the axis of rotation (SI unit newton metre or Nm; imperial unit pound-foot or lb·ft, not to be confused with the foot pound-force, commonly "foot-pound", a unit of work or energy)
- 1978, James Richard Wertz, Spacecraft Attitude Determination and Control, Springer, page 17:
- The relative strengths of the various torques will depend on both the spacecraft environment and the form and structure of the spacecraft itself.
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Derived terms
- torque steer
- torque wrench
Related terms
- torsion
Descendants
- → Turkish: tork
Translations
a rotational or twisting force
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See also
- Metric: newton meter (N·m)
- Symbol for torque as a variable: τ
- moment of a force.
Verb
torque (third-person singular simple present torques, present participle torquing or torqueing, simple past and past participle torqued)
- (physics, mechanics) To make something rotate about an axis by imparting torque to it.
Derived terms
- torque up
Further reading
- torque on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
From French torque, from Old French, from Latin torquis.
Alternative forms
- torc, tork, torq
Noun
torque (plural torques)
- A tightly braided necklace or collar, often made of metal, worn by various early European peoples.
Translations
a braided necklace or collar
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Further reading
- torc on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- quoter, roquet
French
Noun
torque m (plural torques)
- torque (necklace)
torque f (plural torques)
- (heralrdy) torse
Further reading
- “torque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician
Alternative forms
- torques
Etymology
From Latin torquis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɔɾke̝/
Noun
torque m (plural torques)
- torque (a tightly braided necklace or collar, often made of metal, worn by various early European peoples.)
References
- “torque” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
Latin
Noun
torque
- ablative singular of torquis
Verb
torquē
- second-person singular active imperative of torqueō
Portuguese
Noun
torque m (plural torques)
- (physics, mechanics) torque (a rotational or twisting force)
- Synonym: momento de forças
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin torqueō (“to twist”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtoɾke/ [ˈt̪oɾ.ke]
- Rhymes: -oɾke
- Syllabification: tor‧que
Noun
torque m (plural torques)
- (physics, mechanics) torque (a rotational or twisting force)
- Synonym: momento de fuerza
Usage notes
The term momento de fuerza is preferred.
Related terms
- torsión
See also
- torques
Anagrams
- troque
- quetro