torque
English edit
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /tɔɹk/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /tɔːk/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)k
- Homophones: torq, torc, talk ('talk' in non-rhotic accents only)
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Latin torqueō (“to twist”).
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Noun edit
torque (countable and uncountable, plural torques)
- (physics, mechanics) A rotational or twisting effect of a force; a moment of force, defined for measurement purposes as an equivalent straight line force multiplied by the distance from the axis of rotation (SI unit newton metre or Nm; imperial unit pound-foot or lb·ft, not to be confused with the foot pound-force, commonly "foot-pound", a unit of work or energy)
- 1978, James Richard Wertz, Spacecraft Attitude Determination and Control[1], Springer, page 17:
- The relative strengths of the various torques will depend on both the spacecraft environment and the form and structure of the spacecraft itself.
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- → Turkish: tork
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- metric: newton metre / newton meter (N·m)
- symbol for torque as a variable: τ
- moment of force
Verb edit
torque (third-person singular simple present torques, present participle torquing or torqueing, simple past and past participle torqued)
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Etymology 2 edit
From French torque, from Old French, from Latin torquis; or adapted directly from Latin torquēs (cf. earlier English torques).[1][2]
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torque (plural torques)
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- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “torque (n.)”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.: “The word also is used (since 1834) by antiquarians and others […], from Latin torques "collar of twisted metal," from torquere. Earlier it had been called in English torques (1690s).”
- ^ James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Torque1, torc (tǭɹk)”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volumes X, Part 1 (Ti–U), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 164, column 3: “ad. L. torquēs, -is (see Torques); so mod.F. torque.”
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French edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old French torque, borrowed from Latin torquem.
Noun edit
torque m (plural torques)
- torque (necklace)
Etymology 2 edit
From Old French torke, northern variant of torche, from Vulgar Latin *torca, ultimately from the same source as etymology 2.
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torque f (plural torques)
References edit
- “torque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician edit
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torque m (plural torques)
- torque (a tightly braided necklace or collar, often made of metal, worn by various early European peoples.)
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- “torque” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
Latin edit
Noun edit
torque
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torquē
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: tor‧que
Noun edit
torque m (plural torques)
- (physics, mechanics) torque (a rotational or twisting force)
- Synonym: momento de forças
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Latin torqueō (“to twist”).
Noun edit
torque m (plural torques)
- (physics, mechanics) torque (a rotational or twisting force)
- Synonym: momento de fuerza
Usage notes edit
- The term momento de fuerza is preferred.
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Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
torque m (plural torques)