"torque" meaning in English

See torque in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /tɔrk/ [US], /tɔːk/ [UK] Audio: en-us-torque.ogg [US] Forms: torque [singular], torques [plural]
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  1. Torque is a rotational or twisting effect of force.
    Sense id: simple-torque-en-noun-P5rDXGiA Categories (other): Physics

Verb

IPA: /tɔrk/ [US], /tɔːk/ [UK] Audio: en-us-torque.ogg [US] Forms: torque [canonical], torques [third-person, singular], torqued [past], torqued [past, participle], torquing [present, participle]
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  1. If you torque something, you make it rotate about an axis by imparting torque to it.
    Sense id: simple-torque-en-verb-6-9mALBF Categories (other): Physics
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