torques

[tawr-kweez] /ˈtɔr kwiz/

noun, Zoology

a ringlike band or formation about the neck, as of feathers, hair, or integument of distinctive color or appearance; a collar.

Origin

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

torque

[tawrk] /tɔrk/

noun

Mechanics. something that produces or tends to produce torsion or rotation; the moment of a force or system of forces tending to cause rotation.

Machinery. the measured ability of a rotating element, as of a gear or shaft, to overcome turning resistance.

Optics. the rotational effect on plane-polarized light passing through certain liquids or crystals.

Also, torc. a collar, necklace, or similar ornament consisting of a twisted narrow band, usually of precious metal, worn especially by the ancient Gauls and Britons.

verb (used with object), torqued, torquing.

Machinery. to apply torque to (a nut, bolt, etc.).

to cause to rotate or twist.

verb (used without object), torqued, torquing.

to rotate or twist.

Origin

1825-35; < Latin torquēre to twist; (def 4) < French torque < Latin torques torques (torc perhaps < Irish ≪ L)

Examples from the web for torques

In manual designs, the driver shifts the gears to deliver different torques.
To compute the torque around a support, simply sum all the torques of the individual objects on the lever.
It's no different than when a basketball player torques his ankle because some other big-footed player stepped on him in the lane.
The article did say that depending on the torques, the spin would either speed up or slow down.
In the future, the time tendency for the last points will be estimated from the torques.

British Dictionary definitions for torques

torques

/ˈtɔːkwiːz/

noun

a distinctive band of hair, feathers, skin, or colour around the neck of an animal; a collar

Derived Forms

torquate (ˈtɔːkwɪt; -kweɪt) adjective

Word Origin

C17: from Latin: necklace, from torquēre to twist

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

C19: from Latin torquēs necklace, and torquēre to twist

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).

torques in Medicine

torque (tôrk)
n.
A turning or twisting force.

torques in Science

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.