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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024torque1 /tɔrk/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Mechanical Engineeringthe measured ability of a twisting part of machinery, as of a shaft, to overcome resistance to such turning.
See -tort-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024torque (tôrk),USA pronunciation n., v., torqued, torqu•ing.
n. - [Mech.]something that produces or tends to produce torsion or rotation;
the moment of a force or system of forces tending to cause rotation. - [Mach.]the measured ability of a rotating element, as of a gear or shaft, to overcome turning resistance.
- [Optics.]the rotational effect on plane-polarized light passing through certain liquids or crystals.
- Also, torc. a collar, necklace, or similar ornament consisting of a twisted narrow band, usually of precious metal, worn esp. by the ancient Gauls and Britons.
v.t. - Mechanical Engineering[Mach.]to apply torque to (a nut, bolt, etc.).
- to cause to rotate or twist.
v.i. - to rotate or twist.
- Irish Latin)
- Latin torques torques (torc perh.
- French torque
- Latin torquēre to twist; (def. 4)
- 1825–35
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: torque /tɔːk/ n
Also: torc a necklace or armband made of twisted metal, worn esp by the ancient Britons and Gauls- any force or system of forces that causes or tends to cause rotation
Etymology: 19th Century: from Latin torquēs necklace, and torquēre to twist |