torque
Englisch
editPronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /tɔɹk/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /tɔːk/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)k
- Homophones: torq, torc; talk (non-rhotic)
Etymology 1
editBorrowed from Latin torqueō (“to twist”).
Alternative forms
editNomen
edittorque (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)
- 1978, James Richard Wertz, Spacecraft Attitude Determination and Control[1], Springer, page 17:
- The relative strengths of the various torques will depend on both the spacecraft environment and the form and structure of the spacecraft itself.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
edit- → Turkish: tork
Translations
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See also
edit- metric: newton metre / newton meter (N·m)
- symbol for torque as a variable: τ
- moment of force
Verb
edittorque (third-person singular simple present torques, present participle torquing or torqueing, simple past and past participle torqued)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
editEtymology 2
editFrom French torque, from Old French, from Latin torquis; or adapted directly from Latin torquēs (cf. earlier English torques).[1][2]
Alternative forms
editNomen
edittorque (plural torques)
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Further reading
editReferences
edit- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “torque (n.)”, in Online Etymology Dictionary: “The word also is used (since 1834) by antiquarians and others […], from Latin torques "collar of twisted metal," from torquere. Earlier it had been called in English torques (1690s).”
- ^ James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Torque1, torc (tǭɹk)”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume X, Part 1 (Ti–U), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 164, column 3: “ad. L. torquēs, -is (see Torques); so mod.F. torque.”
Anagrams
editFrench
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old French torque, borrowed from Latin torquem.
Nomen
edittorque m (plural torques)
- torque (necklace)
Etymology 2
editFrom Old French torke, northern variant of torche, from Vulgar Latin *torca, ultimately from the same source as etymology 2.
Nomen
edittorque f (plural torques)
References
edit- “torque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNomen
edittorque m (plural torques)
- torque (a tightly braided necklace or collar, often made of metal, worn by various early European peoples.)
References
edit- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “torque”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Latin
editNomen
edittorque
Verb
edittorquē
Portuguese
editPronunciation
edit
- Hyphenation: tor‧que
Nomen
edittorque m (plural torques)
- (physics, mechanics) torque (a rotational or twisting force)
- Synonym: momento de forças
Spanish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from Latin torqueō (“to twist”).
Nomen
edittorque m (plural torques)
- (physics, mechanics) torque (a rotational or twisting force)
- Synonym: momento de fuerza
Usage notes
edit- The term momento de fuerza is preferred.
Related terms
editSee also
editEtymology 2
editNomen
edittorque m (plural torques)
Anagrams
editReferences
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