torque

English

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Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /tɔɹk/

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• (RP) IPA: /tɔːk/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)k
• Homophones: torq, torc, talk ('talk' in non-rhotic accents only)

Etymology 1

From Latin torqueō.

Noun

torque (plural torques)

1. (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 foot-pound or ft.lbf).
   • 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.

Derived terms

• torque steer
• torque wrench

Related terms

• torsion

Translations

a rotational or twisting force

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 力矩 (cmn) (lìjǔ)

• Czech: točivý moment (cs) m
• Dutch: koppel (nl) n
• Finnish: vääntömomentti (fi)
• French: couple (fr) m
• German: Drehmoment (de) n
• Greek: στροφορμή (el) (stroformí) f, στρεπτική ροπή (el) (streptikí ropí) f
• Irish: torc (ga) m

• Italian: coppia (it) f
• Japanese: トルク (ja) (toruku)
• Norwegian: dreiemoment (no) n
• Polish: moment obrotowy (pl)
• Russian: момент силы (ru) (moment sily) m
• Slovene: vrtilni moment (sl)
• Spanish: par de torsión (es) m, par motor (es) m, momento de fuerza (es) m, par de fuerzas (es) m, par (es) m
• Swedish: vridmoment (sv), kraftmoment (sv) n

See also

• Customary: foot-pounds (ft·lbf) or pound-feet (lbf·ft), inch-ounces (in·ozf)
• Metric: newton meters (N·m)
• Symbol for torque as a variable: τ
• Moment of a force.

Verb

torque (third-person singular simple present torques, present participle torquing, simple past and past participle torqued)

1. To twist or turn something.

Etymology 2

The Dying Gaul wearing a torque

From Latin torquis

Wikipedia

Alternative forms

• torc
• tork
• torq

Noun

torque (plural torques)

1. A tightly braided necklace or collar, often made of metal, worn by various early European peoples.

Translations

a braided necklace or collar

• French: torque (fr) m
• German: Torques (de) m

• Irish: torc (ga) m
• Welsh: torch (cy) m

Anagrams

• roquet

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Latin

Noun

torque

1. ablative singular of torquis