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1torque
noun \ˈtȯrk\
Definition of TORQUE
: a usually metal collar or neck chain worn by the ancient Gauls, Germans, and Britons
Variants of TORQUE
torque or torc \ˈtȯrk\
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Origin of TORQUE
French, from Latin torques, from torquēre to twist — more at torture
First Known Use: 1695
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2torque
noun
Definition of TORQUE
1
: a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion <an automobile engine delivers torque to the drive shaft>; also : a measure of the effectiveness of such a force that consists of the product of the force and the perpendicular distance from the line of action of the force to the axis of rotation
2
: a turning or twisting force
Origin of TORQUE
Latin torquēre to twist
First Known Use: circa 1884
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3torque
transitive verb
torquedtorqu·ing
Definition of TORQUE
: to impart torque to : cause to twist (as about an axis)
— torqu·er noun
First Known Use of TORQUE
1959
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