TORQUE
torsion, torque
(noun) a twisting force
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
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 Nm; 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)
Verb
torque (third-person singular simple present torques, present participle torqueing or torquing, simple past and past participle torqued)
To twist or turn something.
Etymology 2
Noun
torque (plural torques)
A tightly braided necklace or collar, often made of metal, worn by various early European peoples.
Anagrams
• quoter, roquet
Source: Wiktionary
Torque, n. Etym: [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.
2. Etym: [L. torquere to twist.] (Mech.)
Definition: That which tends to produce torsion; a couple of forces. J.
Thomson.
3. (Phys. Science)
Definition: A turning or twisting; tendency to turn, or cause to turn,
about an axis.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition