retorque

See also: rétorqué and rétorque

English

Etymology

re- +‎ torque

Verb

retorque (third-person singular simple present retorques, present participle retorquing, simple past and past participle retorqued)

1. (transitive) To torque again or anew.
   • 2009 July 26, Scott Sturgis, “The Ghost in the Infiniti”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     In T.S.B. 09-028 issued on May 2, Honda says the noise, which comes at slow speeds, may be from incorrectly torqued mounting bolts, which need to be retorqued.

2. (obsolete) To turn back.

Latin

Verb

retorquē

1. second-person singular present active imperative of retorqueō

Portuguese

Verb

retorque

1. inflection of retorquir:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative