Torqued

torque ¹  (tôrk)

n.

1. The moment of a force; the measure of a force's tendency to produce torsion and rotation about an axis, equal to the vector product of the radius vector from the axis of rotation to the point of application of the force and the force vector.

2. A turning or twisting force.

tr.v. torqued, torqu·ing, torques

To impart torque to.

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[From Latin torqure, to twist; see terk^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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torquer n.

torquey adj.

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torque ²  (tôrk)

n.

A collar, a necklace, or an armband made of a strip of twisted metal, worn by the ancient Gauls, Germans, and Britons.

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[French, from Old French, from Latin torqus, from torqure, to twist; see terk^w- in Indo-European roots.]