torque

== English == === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /tɔɹk/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /tɔːk/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)k Homophones: torq, torc; talk (non-rhotic) === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin torqueō (“to twist”). ==== Noun ==== 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 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 ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== torsion ===== Descendants ===== → Turkish: tork ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== torque (third-person singular simple present torques, present participle torquing or torqueing, simple past and past participle torqued) (physics, mechanics) To make something rotate about an axis by imparting torque to it. ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Further reading ==== torque on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Etymology 2 === From French torque, from Old French, from Latin torquis; or adapted directly from Latin torquēs (“chaplet, collar, necklace of twisted metal, ring, wreath”) (cf. earlier English torques). ==== Noun ==== torque (plural torques) (historical) A tightly braided necklace or collar, often made of metal, worn by various early European peoples. Alternative forms: torc, torq, torques ===== Related terms ===== torquated ===== Translations ===== ==== Further reading ==== torc on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === References === === Anagrams === quoter, roquet == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɔʁk/ === Etymology 1 === From Old French torque, borrowed from Latin torquem. ==== Noun ==== torque m (plural torques) (historical) torque (necklace) === Etymology 2 === From Old French torke, northern variant of torche, from Vulgar Latin *torca, ultimately from the same source as etymology 1. ==== Noun ==== torque f (plural torques) (heraldry) torse === References === “torque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Galician == === Alternative forms === torques === Etymology === From Latin torquis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɔɾke/ [ˈt̪ɔɾ.kɪ] Rhymes: -ɔɾke Hyphenation: tor‧que === Noun === torque m (plural torques) torque (a tightly braided necklace or collar, often made of metal, worn by various early European peoples.) === References === 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, 2012–2026 == Latin == === Noun === torque ablative singular of torquis === Verb === torquē second-person singular active imperative of torqueō == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: tor‧que === Noun === torque m (plural torques) (physics, mechanics) torque (a rotational or twisting force) Synonym: momento de forças === Further reading === “torque”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “torque”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtoɾke/ [ˈt̪oɾ.ke] Rhymes: -oɾke Syllabification: tor‧que === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin torqueō (“to twist”). ==== Noun ==== torque m (plural torques) (physics, mechanics) torque (a rotational or twisting force) Synonym: momento de fuerza ===== Usage notes ===== The term momento de fuerza is preferred. ===== Related terms ===== ===== See also ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from English turkey. Doublet of Turquía ==== Noun ==== torque m (plural torques) (New Mexico) turkey Synonyms: pavo, guajolote === Anagrams === quetro, troque === References === 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