From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Mechanicaltorquetorque /tɔːk $ tɔːrk/ noun [uncountable]technicalTEM the force or power that makes something turn around a central point, especially in an engineExamples from the Corpustorque• What you will really love, though, is the buckets of low-downtorque that the G-lader blower and intercooler create.• When relativemotionoccurs between the dampercomponents there is a mutualdragtorque.• Variations of load and frictiontorques with speed can also be taken into account.• There's good torque for clean response and briskpick-up after shiftinggear, but high-end engine output is nothing startling.• But it's more than power the kit provides-it also offers a massiveboost in torque.• If the switchingangle is not optimised at any operating speed then the motortorque is less than the pull-out torque.• By analogy to the hybrid motor the expression for pull-out torque in a variable-reluctance motor can be found directly.• The shouldertorque has most effect on the arm of the player, the wrist torque on the club itself.Origintorque(1800-1900)Latintorquere"to twist"