torque
pronunciation
How to pronounce torque in British English:
UK [tɔ:k]
How to pronounce torque in American English:
US [tɔrk]
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- Noun:
- a twisting force
Word Origin
- torque (n.)
- "rotating force," 1882, from Latin torquere "to twist, turn, turn about, twist awry, distort, torture," from PIE *torkw-eyo-, causative of *terkw- "to twist" (see thwart (adv.)). The word also is used (since 1834) by antiquarians and others as a term for the twisted metal necklace worn anciently by Gauls, Britons, Germans, etc., from Latin torques "collar of twisted metal," from torquere. Earlier it had been called in English torques (1690s). Torque-wrench is from 1941.
- torque (v.)
- 1570s (implied in torqued "twisted"), from torque (n.).
Example
- 1. The same goes for the torque produced by the rotor itself .
- 2. Even when loosened by 45 degrees , more than half of the tightening torque remained .
- 3. Porsche and lotus both use a trick called " torque vectoring " to improve handling .
- 4. Pure electric vehicles such as the nissan leaf depend on gearboxes to generate the extra torque for arduous tasks .
- 5. When wheels are being driven directly by electric motors , different levels of torque can be applied to improve stability on corners .