Definition of torque
1 : a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion an automobile engine delivers torque to the drive shaft; also : a measure of the effectiveness of such a force that consists of the product of the force and the perpendicular distance from the line of action of the force to the axis of rotation
2 : a turning or twisting force
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Origin and Etymology of torque
Latin torquēre to twist
First Known Use: circa 1884
torque
Definition of torque
torqued
;torquing
transitive verb
: to impart torque to : cause to twist (as about an axis)
torquer
noun1959
First Known Use of torque
1959
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Definition of torque
: a usually metal collar or neck chain worn by the ancient Gauls, Germans, and Britons
Origin and Etymology of torque
French, from Latin torques, from torquēre to twist — more at 1torture
First Known Use: 1695
Other Mechanical Engineering Terms
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Medical Definition of torque
: a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion; also : a measure of the effectiveness of such a force that consists of the product of the force and the perpendicular distance from the line of action of the force to the axis of rotation
torque
Medical Definition of torque
torqued
;torquing
: to impart torque to : cause to twist (as a tooth about its long axis)
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