torque (redirected from torquiest)

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.]

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torque [tɔːk]

n

1. (Social Science / Archaeology) Also torc a necklace or armband made of twisted metal, worn esp by the ancient Britons and Gauls

2. (Physics / General Physics) any force or system of forces that causes or tends to cause rotation

3. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) the ability of a shaft to cause rotation

[from Latin torquēs necklace, and torquēre to twist]

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torque  (tôrk)

The tendency of a force applied to an object to make it rotate about an axis. For a force applied at a single point, the magnitude of the torque is equal to the magnitude of the force multiplied by the distance from its point of application to an axis of rotation. Torque is also a vector quantity, equal to the vector product of the vector pointing from the axis to the point of application of force and the vector of force; torque thus points upward from a counterclockwise rotation. See also angular momentumlever

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Torque of mechanics—Lipton, 1970.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

torque - a twisting force                     torsion force - (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity; "force equals mass times acceleration" magnetic moment, moment of a magnet - the torque exerted on a magnet or dipole when it is placed in a magnetic field

Translations

torque [tɔːk]

A. N

1. (also torc) (= jewellery) → torques f inv

2. (Mech) → par m de torsión

B. CPD torque wrench N → llave f dinamométrica

torque [ˈtɔː^rk] n → couple m

torque

n (Mech) → Drehmoment nt

torque [tɔːk] n (Phys) → coppia di torsione