Torque
Pronunciation : Torque
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. torques a twisted neck chain, fr. torquere to twist.]
Definition : 1. A collar or neck chain, usually twisted, especially as worn by ancient barbaric nations, as the Gauls, Germans, and Britons.
2. Etym: [L. torquere to twist.] (Mech.)
Defn: That which tends to produce torsion; a couple of forces. J. Thomson.
3. (Phys. Science)
Defn: A turning or twisting; tendency to turn, or cause to turn, about an axis.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913