What does "torque" mean?
Torque: Etym: [L. torquere to twist.] (Mech.) That which tends to produce torsion; a couple of forces. J. Thomson.
Additional senses
- 2.(Phys. Science) A turning or twisting; tendency to turn, or cause to turn, about an axis.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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