Толковый словарь английского языка - torque
Torque
torque
I. noun or torc see: torture Date: 1695 a usually metal collar or neck chain worn by the ancient Gauls, Germans, and Britons, II. noun Etymology: Latin torquēre to twist Date: circa 1884 a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion , a turning or twisting force, III. transitive verb (~d; torquing) Date: 1959 to impart ~ to ; cause to twist (as about an axis), ~r noun
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n. 1 (also torc) hist. a necklace of twisted metal, esp. of the ancient Gauls and Britons. 2 Mech. the moment of a system of forces tending to cause rotation. Phrases and idioms torque converter a device to transmit the correct torque from the engine to the axle in a motor vehicle. Etymology: (sense 1 F f. L torques) f. L torquere to twist ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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