/ tɔːk; NAmE tɔːrk/ noun
[ U ] ( technical ) a twisting force that causes machinery, etc. to rotate (= turn around)
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: from Latin torquere to twist.
/ tɔːk; NAmE tɔːrk/ noun
[ U ] ( technical ) a twisting force that causes machinery, etc. to rotate (= turn around)
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: from Latin torquere to twist.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005