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torque Definition


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torque
noun
    1. historical
      A necklace made of metal twisted into a band, worn by the ancient Britons and Gauls.
      Form: torc (also)
    2. physics.
      Force multiplied by the perpendicular distance from a point about which it causes rotation, measured in newton-metres.
Etymology: 19c: from Latin torquere to twist.



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