different between torsion vs torque

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French, from Late Latin torsio, torsionem, from Latin tortio, from torque? (“twist, turn”). See torture, -tort.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /?t??.??n/

Noun

torsion (countable and uncountable, plural torsions)

1. The act of turning or twisting, or the state of being twisted; the twisting or wrenching of a body by the exertion of a lateral force tending to turn one end or part of it about a longitudinal axis, while the other is held fast or turned in the opposite direction.
2. (mechanics) That force with which a thread, wire, or rod of any material, returns, or tends to return, to a state of rest after it has been twisted; torsibility.
3. (surgery) The stopping of arterial haemorrhage in certain cases, by twisting the cut end of the artery.

Derived terms

Translations

Derived terms

• torsion field

Related terms

• torque

Anagrams

• Sortino, isotron, nitroso

Finnish

Noun

torsion

1. Genitive singular form of torsio.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin torsio, torsionem, from Latin tortio, tortionem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t??.sj??/

Noun

torsion f (plural torsions)

1. torsion; act of turning or twisting.

Derived terms

• angle de torsion
• ressort de torsion
• barre de torsion

Further reading

• “torsion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• rotions

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /t??k/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /t??k/
• Rhymes: -??(?)k
• Homophones: torq, torc, talk ('talk' in non-rhotic accents only)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin torque? (“to twist”).

Noun

torque (countable and uncountable, plural torques)

1. (physics, mechanics) A rotational or twisting effect of a force; a moment of force, defined for measurement purposes as an equivalent straight line force multiplied by the distance from the axis of rotation (SI unit newton metre or Nm; imperial unit pound-foot or lb·ft, not to be confused with the foot pound-force, commonly "foot-pound", a unit of work or energy)
   • 1978, James Richard Wertz, Spacecraft Attitude Determination and Control, Springer, page 17:

     The relative strengths of the various torques will depend on both the spacecraft environment and the form and structure of the spacecraft itself.

Derived terms

• torque steer
• torque wrench

Related terms

• torsion

Translations

See also

• Metric: newton meters (N·m)
• Symbol for torque as a variable: ?
• Moment of a force.

Verb

torque (third-person singular simple present torques, present participle torquing or torqueing, simple past and past participle torqued)

1. (physics, mechanics) To make something rotate about an axis by imparting torque to it.

Derived terms

• torque up

Further reading

• torque on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

From French torque, from Old French, from Latin torquis

Alternative forms

• torc
• tork
• torq

Noun

torque (plural torques)

1. A tightly braided necklace or collar, often made of metal, worn by various early European peoples.

Translations

Further reading

• torc on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• quoter, roquet

Galician

Alternative forms

• torques

Etymology

From Latin torquis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t??ke?/

Noun

torque m (plural torques)

1. torque (a tightly braided necklace or collar, often made of metal, worn by various early European peoples.)

References

• “torque” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Latin

Noun

torque

1. ablative singular of torquis

Portuguese

Noun

torque m (plural torques)

1. (physics, mechanics) torque (a rotational or twisting force)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin torque? (“to twist”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?to?ke/, [?t?o?.ke]

Noun

torque m (plural torques)

1. (physics, mechanics) Nonstandard form of momento de fuerza (“torque, a rotational or twisting force”).

Related terms

• torsión

See also

• torques

Anagrams

• troque
• quetro