'Torque' definitions:

Definition of 'torque'

From: WordNet
noun
A twisting force [syn: torsion, torque]

Definition of 'Torque'

From: GCIDE
  • Torque \Torque\, n. [L. torques a twisted neck chain, fr. torquere to twist.]
  • 1. A collar or neck chain, usually twisted, especially as worn by ancient barbaric nations, as the Gauls, Germans, and Britons. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. [L. torquere to twist.] (Mech.) That which tends to produce torsion; a couple of forces. --J. Thomson. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Phys. Science) A turning or twisting; tendency to turn, or cause to turn, about an axis. [1913 Webster]