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torpor |
torporific |
torquate |
torquated |
torquato tasso |
torque
| torque converter
| torque wrench
| torqued
| torquemada
| torques
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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun torque has 1 sense
- torque(n = noun.phenomenon) torsion - a twisting force; Array is a kind of force
has particulars: magnetic moment, moment of a magnet
CIDE DICTIONARY
torque, n. [L. torques a twisted neck chain, fr. torquere to twist.].
- A collar or neck chain, usually twisted, especially as worn by ancient barbaric nations, as the Gauls, Germans, and Britons. [1913 Webster]
- That which tends to produce torsion; a couple of forces. J. Thomson. [1913 Webster]
- A turning or twisting; tendency to turn, or cause to turn, about an axis. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
torque, n.
1 (also torc) hist. a necklace of twisted metal, esp. of the ancient Gauls and Britons.
2 Mech. the moment of a system of forces tending to cause rotation.
1 (also torc) hist. a necklace of twisted metal, esp. of the ancient Gauls and Britons.
2 Mech. the moment of a system of forces tending to cause rotation.
Idiom
torque converter a device to transmit the correct torque from the engine to the axle in a motor vehicle.
Etymology
(sense 1 F f. L torques) f. L torquere to twist
THESAURUS
torque
anklet, armlet, bangle, beads, bijou, bracelet, breastpin, brooch, chain, chaplet, charm, chatelaine, circle, coronet, crown, diadem, earring, fob, gem, jewel, locket, necklace, nose ring, pin, precious stone, rhinestone, ring, stickpin, stone, stress, tiara, torsion, wampum, wristband, wristletROGET THESAURUS
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Jewelry
N jewel, jewelry, jewellery, bijoutry, bijou, bijouterie, trinket, fine jewelry, costume jewelry, junk jewelry, gem, gemstone, precious stone, necklace, bracelet, anklet, earring, locket, pendant, charm bracelet, ring, pinky ring, carcanet, chain, chatelaine, broach, pin, lapel pin, torque, diamond, brilliant, rock, beryl, emerald, chalcedony, agate, heliotrope, girasol, girasole, onyx, plasma, sard, sardonyx, garnet, lapis lazuli, opal, peridot, tourmaline, chrysolite, sapphire, ruby, synthetic ruby, spinel, spinelle, balais, oriental, oriental topaz, turquois, turquoise, zircon, cubic zirconia, jacinth, hyacinth, carbuncle, amethyst, alexandrite, cat's eye, bloodstone, hematite, jasper, moonstone, sunstone, pearl, cultured pearl, fresh-water pearl, mother of pearl, coral, jeweler, gemologist, minerologist, lapidary, lapidarian, gemology, gemmology, minerology, bejeweled, diamond, (gemstones), gemological.
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