torque

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  torque    torc  

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
torque /tɔːk/

▶noun

• 1 Mechanics a force that tends to cause rotation.

• 2 variant spelling of torc.

▶verb apply torque to (an object).

– derivatives
torquey adjective.

– origin C19: from L. torquere ‘to twist’.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
torc /tɔːk/ (also torque)

▶noun a neck ornament consisting of a band of twisted metal, worn especially by the ancient Gauls and Britons.

– origin C19: from Fr. torque, from L. torques (see torch).