'Torque' definitions:
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]
Synonyms of 'torque'
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