Examples of torque in a Sentence
Morgan Korn, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2024
The flagship is a hybrid that produces 326 horsepower and 465 pound-feet of torque, the first time Toyota’s hybridized its stalwart off-roader.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 10 Apr. 2024
The mill produces 200 hp and 350 ft lbs of torque which was split between all four wheels by a three-speed automatic gearbox.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 Apr. 2024
Ford figured that out with its F-150 Raptor R, which boasts a 5.2-liter supercharged V8 engine delivering 700 horsepower and 640 lb.-ft. of torque.
—Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 3 Apr. 2024
Created by Genesis for the Vision Gran Turismo series, this sleek coupe is powered by a hybrid V6 powertrain pumping out a total of 1071 hp and 986 lb-ft of torque.
—Peter Lyon, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
In addition, its engine gets tweaked up to 759 hp and 531 ft lbs of torque so that the car can hit 60 mph in less than 2.8 seconds and reach a top speed of 219 mph.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2024
Sports car owners in the ‘70s and early ‘80s would have killed to get 273 lb-ft of torque.
—Collin Woodard / Jalopnik, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024
Despite having less power than before, the four-cylinder engine produces 180 horsepower and 178 pound feet of torque, with peak torque occurring at a lower rpm.
—Peter Lyon, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Gisele Lamarre, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2024
But an alternative is that Mimas' rocky core is oddly shaped, creating an opportunity for the gravitational pull of Saturn and the other moons to torque it somewhat differently each orbit.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2024
Hubble uses spinning reaction wheels to torque the spacecraft in large movements from one direction to another.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 8 Dec. 2023
Tork torques his torque Of course, not all the stats for the Tigers are bad.
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 24 Apr. 2023
Yeah, these wheel guns are a cut above your average impact wrench that your local mechanic uses to torque your wheel lugs within an inch of their life.
—Matt Crisara, Popular Mechanics, 30 Mar. 2023
Dabiri says there is reason to expect the opposite, since wakes often hit rotors unevenly, torquing their components.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023
But in some cases the bolt that holds the steering wheel in place might not have been properly torqued.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 13 Mar. 2023
Power is increased marginally, as well, from 402 hp (300 kW) to 416 hp (310 kW), and torque a little more substantially from 486 lb-ft (660 Nm) to 546 lb-ft (740 Nm).
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 24 Jan. 2023
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Word History
Noun (1)
Latin torquēre to twist
Noun (2)
French, from Latin torques, from torquēre to twist — more at torture entry 1
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“Torque.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/torque. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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Medical Definition
torque
1 of 2 nountorque
2 of 2 transitive verb
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