torque
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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 ('talk' in non-rhotic accents only)
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from Latin torqueō (“to twist”).
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.
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Descendants[edit]
- → Turkish: tork
Translations[edit]
a rotational or twisting force
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Verb[edit]
torque (third-person singular simple present torques, present participle torquing or torqueing, simple past and past participle torqued)
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Etymology 2[edit]

From French torque, from Old French, from Latin torquis.
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
torque (plural torques)
Translations[edit]
a braided necklace or collar
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French[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old French torque, borrowed from Latin torquem.
Noun[edit]
torque m (plural torques)
- torque (necklace)
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old French torke, northern variant of torche, from Vulgar Latin *torca, ultimately from the same source as etymology 2.
Noun[edit]
torque f (plural torques)
References[edit]
- “torque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
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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]
- “torque” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
Latin[edit]
Noun[edit]
torque
Verb[edit]
torquē
Portuguese[edit]
Noun[edit]
torque m (plural torques)
- (physics, mechanics) torque (a rotational or twisting force)
- Synonym: momento de forças
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin torqueō (“to twist”).
Pronunciation[edit]
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.
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