torque

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a twisting force

   The amount of torque is related to the length of the arm of the lever.

Common collocations

• torque wrench Noun + noun

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).

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