n.
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin torqu ē re to twist
Date: circa 1884
1 : a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion <an automobile engine delivers torque to the drive shaft> also : a measure of the effectiveness of such a force that consists of the product of the force and the perpendicular distance from the line of action of the force to the axis of rotation
2 : a turning or twisting force