TORQUES

Verb

torques

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of torque

Noun

torques

plural of torque

Anagrams

• questor, quoters, roquets

Source: Wiktionary


Tor"ques, n. Etym: [L., a necklace. See Torque, 1.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A cervical ring of hair or feathers, distinguished by its color or structure; a collar.

TORQUE

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



RESET




Word of the Day

3 May 2024

TWIST

(verb) practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive; “Don’t twist my words”


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