Thesaurus results for TORQUE

torque

noun

variants or torc

as in beads

a decorative usually metal ring worn around the neck by the ancient Gauls, Germans, and Britons a Bronze Age torque and armlet found at the burial site

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Recent Examples of torque The humanoid features 22 high-torque XRS-series servos, delivering strong and precise movement across its body—covering the head, shoulders, arms, hands, legs, and feet. —

Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 23 Apr. 2026 The torsion balance and ribbon would twist when the outer masses attracted the inner ones, and physicists measured Big G by tracking the cylinder’s rotation and the resulting gravitational torque. —

ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2026 Its standard hybrid powertrain delivers 326 horsepower and 465 lb-ft of torque. —

ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026 Hybrid driveline with 583 lb/ft of torque. —

Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for torque

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The 1996 piece is constructed entirely with pearls and beads.

— Dalila Muata, NBC news, 5 May 2026
Workers mixed mortar and drove a scissor lift to the edge of a concrete plinth surmounted by four steel rods—supports for the Buddha, whose sandstone body would slide down them in four parts, like beads in an abacus.

— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 4 May 2026