TORQUE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does torque mean? 

• TORQUE (noun)
  The noun TORQUE has 1 sense:

1. a twisting force

  Familiarity information: TORQUE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TORQUE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A twisting force

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Synonyms:

torque; torsion

Hypernyms ("torque" is a kind of...):

force ((physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "torque"):

magnetic moment; moment of a magnet (the torque exerted on a magnet or dipole when it is placed in a magnetic field)

 Context examples 

Problems due to excessive torque created by the application of magnetic fields.

(Device Magnetically Induced Torque Problem Evaluation Result, Food and Drug Administration)