torqued

Variant of torque

torque definition

torque (tôrk)

noun

  1. a twisted metal collar or necklace worn by ancient Teutons, Gauls, Britons, etc.
  2. Physics a measure of the tendency of a force to cause rotation, equal to the force multiplied by the perpendicular distance between the line of action of the force and the center of rotation: abbrev. T
  3. popularly the force that acts to produce rotation, as in an automotive vehicle

Etymology: < L torques (infl. in senses 2 & 3 by torquere): see torques

transitive verb torqued, torquing torqu′·ing

to give or impart torque to; cause to turn or twist

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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