Definitions for: Torque

[n] a twisting force

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: torsion

See Also: force, magnetic moment, moment of a magnet

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