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Vinony

torque

noun

  1. tendency of a force to rotate an object
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /tɔɹk/ / /tɔːk/

noun

Etymology: From French torque, from Old French, from Latin torquis; or adapted directly from Latin torquēs (“chaplet, collar, necklace of twisted metal, ring, wreath”) (cf. earlier English torques).

  1. A tightly braided necklace or collar, often made of metal, worn by various early European peoples.

    “But there are the lesser sub-kings of Wales, true to the immemorial schisms amongst themselves, which destroyed the realm of Ambrosius, and rendered vain the arm of Arthur. With their torques of gold, and wild eyes, and hair cut round ears and brow, they stare on the scene.”

    “People of high rank also wore a torque of gold round the neck, and I observed that our guide had one on.”

verb

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin torqueō (“to twist”).

  1. To make something rotate about an axis by imparting torque to it.