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Torque - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Torque : (noun)
1: a twisting force [syn: torsion]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Torque : \Torque\, n. [L. torques a twisted neck chain, fr.
torquere to twist.]
1. A collar or neck chain, usually twisted, especially as
worn by ancient barbaric nations, as the Gauls, Germans,
and Britons.
2. [L. torquere to twist.] (Mech.) That which tends to
produce torsion; a couple of forces. --J. Thomson.
3. (Phys. Science) A turning or twisting; tendency to turn,
or cause to turn, about an axis.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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