torques
[ tawr-kweez ]
/ ˈtɔr kwiz /
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noun Zoology.
a ringlike band or formation about the neck, as of feathers, hair, or integument of distinctive color or appearance; a collar.
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Origin of torques
1560–70; < Latin torquēs twisted necklace or collar, equivalent to torqu(ēre) to twist (akin to Greek trépein to turn) + -ēs feminine deverbative noun suffix
Definition for torques (2 of 2)
torque
[ tawrk ]
/ tɔrk /
noun
verb (used with object), torqued, torqu·ing.
Machinery. to apply torque to (a nut, bolt, etc.).
to cause to rotate or twist.
verb (used without object), torqued, torqu·ing.
to rotate or twist.
Origin of torque
1825–35; < Latin torquēre to twist; (def 4) < French torque < Latin torques torques (torc perhaps < Irish ≪ L)
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British Dictionary definitions for torques (1 of 2)
torques
/ (ˈtɔːkwiːz) /
noun
a distinctive band of hair, feathers, skin, or colour around the neck of an animal; a collar
Derived Formstorquate (ˈtɔːkwɪt, -kweɪt), adjective
Word Origin for torques
C17: from Latin: necklace, from torquēre to twist
British Dictionary definitions for torques (2 of 2)
torque
/ (tɔːk) /
noun
Also: torc a necklace or armband made of twisted metal, worn esp by the ancient Britons and Gauls
any force or system of forces that causes or tends to cause rotation
the ability of a shaft to cause rotation
Word Origin for torque
C19: from Latin torquēs necklace, and torquēre to twist
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Word Origin and History for torques
torque
"rotating force," 1884, from Latin torquere "to twist" (see thwart). The verb is attested from 1954. The word also is used (since 1834) by antiquarians and others as a term for the twisted metal necklace worn anciently by Gauls, Britons, Germans, etc., from Latin torques in this sense. Earlier it had been called in English torques (1690s).
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Medicine definitions for torques
torque
[ tôrk ]
n.
A turning or twisting force.
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Science definitions for torques
torque
[ tôrk ]
The tendency of a force applied to an object to make it rotate about an axis. For a force applied at a single point, the magnitude of the torque is equal to the magnitude of the force multiplied by the distance from its point of application to an axis of rotation. Torque is also a vector quantity, equal to the vector product of the vector pointing from the axis to the point of application of force and the vector of force; torque thus points upward from a counterclockwise rotation. See also angular momentum lever.
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