TORQUE


Meaning of TORQUE in English

/ 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.

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