torque — [ tɔrk ] n. m. et f. • XIIIe ; lat. torques → torche 1 ♦ N. m. Archéol. Collier métallique rigide des Gaulois, puis des soldats romains. 2 ♦ N. f. (1419) Techn. Rouleau de fil de fer. ♢ (1690) Blas. Bourrelet d étoffe tortillée figurant le cimier … Encyclopédie Universelle
Torque — Torque, n. [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. [1913 Webster] 2. [L. torquere to twist.] (Mech.) … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
torque — ► NOUN Mechanics ▪ a force that tends to cause rotation. ► VERB ▪ apply torque to. DERIVATIVES torquey adjective. ORIGIN from Latin torquere to twist … English terms dictionary
torque — [tôrk] n. [< L torques (infl. in senses 2 & 3 by torquere): see TORQUES] 1. a twisted metal collar or necklace worn by ancient Teutons, Gauls, Britons, etc. 2. Physics a measure of the tendency of a force to cause rotation, equal to the force… … English World dictionary
torque — [to:k US to:rk] n [U] [Date: 1800 1900; : Latin; Origin: torquere to twist ] technical the force or power that makes something turn around a central point, especially in an engine … Dictionary of contemporary English
torque — [ tɔrk ] noun uncount TECHNICAL the force that causes something to turn around a central point … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Torque — Le nom est porté dans le Nord Pas de Calais, mais on le rencontre aussi dans le domaine occitan (87, 07), où il faut sans doute le rattacher au verbe torcar (= frotter, nettoyer). Pour le nord de la France, on peut faire le même rapprochement,… … Noms de famille
torque — (n.) rotating force, 1884, from L. torquere to twist (see THWART (Cf. thwart)). The verb is attested from 1954. The word also is used (since 1834) by antiquarians and others as a term for the twisted metal necklace worn anciently by Gauls,… … Etymology dictionary
torque — s. m. 1. Bracelete ou colar, geralmente de ouro, usado por povos antigos. 2. [Física] Tendência de uma força para rodar um objeto em torno de um eixo. ‣ Etimologia: latim torques ou torquis, is, colar … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
Torque — For other uses, see Torque (disambiguation). Classical mechanics Newton s Second Law … Wikipedia
