torque

• (General American) IPA^(key): /tɔɹk/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /tɔːk/

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• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)k
• Homophones: torq, torc; talk (non-rhotic)

Borrowed from Latin torqueō (“to twist”).

torque (countable and uncountable, plural torques)

2. (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 N·m; 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)

   Alternative form: τ (symbol as variable in equations)

   Synonym: moment of force

   Coordinate terms: force, work, energy, power

   • 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.

   • 2006, Department of Mining Engineering, Proceedings: 35th International Conference on Ground Control in Mining, volume 25, West Virginia University, page 162:

     The drillhead produces the drilling rotation and torque but also must slide out of position to allow the machine to manipulate the finisher drill steel and consumables.

• torsion

• → Turkish: tork

torque (third-person singular simple present torques, present participle torquing or torqueing, simple past and past participle torqued)

1. (physics, mechanics) To make something rotate about an axis by imparting torque to it.

• torque on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

From French torque, from Old French, from Latin torquis; or adapted directly from Latin torquēs (cf. earlier English torques).^[1][2]

torque (plural torques)

2. (historical) A tightly braided necklace or collar, often made of metal, worn by various early European peoples.

   Alternative forms: torc, torq, torques

   • 1848, [Edward Bulwer-Lytton], Harold, the Last of the Saxon Kings; […], 2nd edition, volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, book III (The House of Godwin), page 185:

     But there are the lesser sub-kings of Wales, true to the immemorial schisms amongst themselves, which destroyed the realm of Ambrosius, and rendered vain the arm of Arthur. With their torques of gold, and wild eyes, and hair cut round ears and brow, they stare on the scene.

   • 1887, H[enry] Rider Haggard, chapter XII, in Allan Quatermain‎^[2]:

     People of high rank also wore a torque of gold round the neck, and I observed that our guide had one on.

   • 1911, Arthur Conan Doyle, Giant Maximin‎^[3]:

     “When I see mother next it will be to put a golden torque round her neck,” said the young giant.

• torquated

• torc on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• quoter, roquet

From Old French torque, borrowed from Latin torquem.

torque m (plural torques)

1. (historical) torque (necklace)
   • 2019, Jean-Yves Ferri, Didier Conrad, La fille de Vercingétorix [Asterix and the Chieftain's Daughter] (Astérix), Vanves: Les Éditions Albert René, →ISBN, page 11:

     Et autour de son cou ?
     Le torque de son papa !

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

From Old French torke, northern variant of torche, from Vulgar Latin *torca, ultimately from the same source as etymology 1.

torque f (plural torques)

1. (heraldry) torse

• “torque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• torques

From Latin torquis.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɔɾke/ [ˈt̪ɔɾ.kɪ]
• Rhymes: -ɔɾke
• Hyphenation: tor‧que

torque m (plural torques)

1. torque (a tightly braided necklace or collar, often made of metal, worn by various early European peoples.)

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “torque”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “torque”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

torque

1. ablative singular of torquis

torquē

1. second-person singular active imperative of torqueō

• Hyphenation: tor‧que

torque m (plural torques)

1. (physics, mechanics) torque (a rotational or twisting force)

   Synonym: momento de forças

   Para estar em equilíbrio estático, um corpo rígido deve ter a soma de seus torques igual a zero.

   In order to be in static equilibrium, a rigid body must have the sum of its torques equal to zero.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtoɾke/ [ˈt̪oɾ.ke]
• Rhymes: -oɾke
• Syllabification: tor‧que

Borrowed from Latin torqueō (“to twist”).

torque m (plural torques)

1. (physics, mechanics) torque (a rotational or twisting force)

   Synonym: momento de fuerza

• The term momento de fuerza is preferred.

Borrowed from English turkey. Doublet of Turquía

torque m (plural torques)

1. (New Mexico) turkey

   Synonyms: pavo, guajolote

• quetro, troque

• Garland D. Bills, Neddy A. Vigil (2008) The Spanish Language of New Mexico and Southern Colorado: A Linguistic Atlas‎^[4], University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN
• Rubén Cobos (2003) A Dictionary of New Mexico & Southern Colorado Spanish‎^[5], Museum of New Mexico Press, →ISBN