torque
English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /tɔɹk/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /tɔːk/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)k
- Homophones: torq, torc; talk (non-rhotic)
Etymology 1
[edit]Borrowed from Latin torqueō (“to twist”).
Alternative forms
[edit]Noun
[edit]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[1], 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.
- 2006, Department of Mining Engineering, Proceedings: 35th International Conference on Ground Control in Mining, volume 25, West Virginia University, page 162:
- The drillhead produces the drilling rotation and torque but also must slide out of position to allow the machine to manipulate the finisher drill steel and consumables.
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[edit]- → Turkish: tork
Translations
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See also
[edit]- metric: newton metre / newton meter (N·m)
- symbol for torque as a variable: τ
- moment of force
Verb
[edit]torque (third-person singular simple present torques, present participle torquing or torqueing, simple past and past participle torqued)
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[edit]Etymology 2
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From French torque, from Old French, from Latin torquis; or adapted directly from Latin torquēs (cf. earlier English torques).[1][2]
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[edit]Noun
[edit]torque (plural torques)
- (historical) A tightly braided necklace or collar, often made of metal, worn by various early European peoples.
- 1848, [Edward Bulwer-Lytton], Harold, the Last of the Saxon Kings; […], 2nd edition, volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, book III (The House of Godwin), page 185:
- But there are the lesser sub-kings of Wales, true to the immemorial schisms amongst themselves, which destroyed the realm of Ambrosius, and rendered vain the arm of Arthur. With their torques of gold, and wild eyes, and hair cut round ears and brow, they stare on the scene.
- 1887, H[enry] Rider Haggard, chapter XII, in Allan Quatermain[2]:
- People of high rank also wore a torque of gold round the neck, and I observed that our guide had one on.
- 1911, Arthur Conan Doyle, Giant Maximin[3]:
- “When I see mother next it will be to put a golden torque round her neck,” said the young giant.
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Further reading
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “torque (n.)”, in Online Etymology Dictionary: “The word also is used (since 1834) by antiquarians and others […], from Latin torques "collar of twisted metal," from torquere. Earlier it had been called in English torques (1690s).”
- ^ James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Torque1, torc (tǭɹk)”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume X, Part 1 (Ti–U), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 164, column 3: “ad. L. torquēs, -is (see Torques); so mod.F. torque.”
Anagrams
[edit]French
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Old French torque, borrowed from Latin torquem.
Noun
[edit]torque m (plural torques)
- (historical) torque (necklace)
- 2019, Jean-Yves Ferri, Didier Conrad, La fille de Vercingétorix [Asterix and the Chieftain's Daughter] (Astérix), Vanves: Les Éditions Albert René, →ISBN, page 11:
- Et autour de son cou ?
Le torque de son papa !- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Etymology 2
[edit]From Old French torke, northern variant of torche, from Vulgar Latin *torca, ultimately from the same source as etymology 1.
Noun
[edit]torque f (plural torques)
References
[edit]- “torque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician
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[edit]Etymology
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[edit]Noun
[edit]torque m (plural torques)
- torque (a tightly braided necklace or collar, often made of metal, worn by various early European peoples.)
References
[edit]- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “torque”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- “torque”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
Latin
[edit]Noun
[edit]torque
Verb
[edit]torquē
Portuguese
[edit]Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: tor‧que
Noun
[edit]torque m (plural torques)
- (physics, mechanics) torque (a rotational or twisting force)
- Synonym: momento de forças
- Para estar em equilíbrio estático, um corpo rígido deve ter a soma de seus torques igual a zero.
- In order to be in static equilibrium, a rigid body must have the sum of its torques equal to zero.
Spanish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Borrowed from Latin torqueō (“to twist”).
Noun
[edit]torque m (plural torques)
- (physics, mechanics) torque (a rotational or twisting force)
- Synonym: momento de fuerza
Usage notes
[edit]- The term momento de fuerza is preferred.
Related terms
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[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Borrowed from English turkey. Doublet of Turquía
Noun
[edit]torque m (plural torques)
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