noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/tɔɹk/
Received-Pronunciation:/tɔːk/
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rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)k
homophone: torq
homophone: torc
homophone: talk (non-rhotic)
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1
noun
Meaning 1
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 N·m; 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)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a twisting force
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: torsion
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: force
Narrower terms: magnetic moment, moment of a magnet
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin torqueō (“to twist”).
From French torque, from Old French, from Latin torquis; or adapted directly from Latin torquēs (“chaplet, collar, necklace of twisted metal, ring, wreath”) (cf. earlier English torques).
Across languages
Translations
71 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
въртящ момент
(vǎrtjašt moment)
— a rotational or twisting force
Chinese Mandarin:
力矩
(lìjǔ)
— a rotational or twisting force
Chinese Mandarin:
扭矩
(niǔjǔ)
— a rotational or twisting force
Czech:
točivý moment
— a rotational or twisting force
Danish:
kraftmoment
— a rotational or twisting force
Danish:
drejningsmoment
— a rotational or twisting force
Dutch:
koppel
— a rotational or twisting force
Esperanto:
torda momanto
— a rotational or twisting force
Finnish:
vääntömomentti
— a rotational or twisting force
French:
couple
— a rotational or twisting force
German:
Drehmoment
— a rotational or twisting force
Greek:
στροφορμή
(stroformí)
— a rotational or twisting force
Greek:
στρεπτική ροπή
(streptikí ropí)
— a rotational or twisting force
Hindi:
बलाघूर्ण
(balāghūrṇ)
— a rotational or twisting force
Hungarian:
forgatónyomaték
— a rotational or twisting force
Indonesian:
torsi
— a rotational or twisting force
Irish:
torc
— a rotational or twisting force
Italian:
coppia
— a rotational or twisting force
Japanese:
トルク
(toruku)
— a rotational or twisting force
Korean:
돌림힘
(dollimhim)
— a rotational or twisting force
Macedonian:
вр́тежен мо́мент
(vŕtežen móment)
— a rotational or twisting force
Macedonian:
мо́мент на си́ла
(móment na síla)
— a rotational or twisting force
Malay:
tork
— a rotational or twisting force
Māori:
tōpana whakahuri
— a rotational or twisting force
Norwegian Bokmål:
dreiemoment
— a rotational or twisting force
Norwegian Bokmål:
kraftmoment
— a rotational or twisting force
Norwegian Bokmål:
torsjonsmoment
— a rotational or twisting force
Norwegian Nynorsk:
dreiemoment
— a rotational or twisting force
Norwegian Nynorsk:
kraftmoment
— a rotational or twisting force
Norwegian Nynorsk:
torsjonsmoment
— a rotational or twisting force
Persian:
گشتاور نیرو
— a rotational or twisting force
Polish:
moment obrotowy
— a rotational or twisting force
Polish:
moment siły
— a rotational or twisting force
Portuguese:
torque
— a rotational or twisting force
Portuguese:
binário
— a rotational or twisting force
Portuguese:
momento de forças
— a rotational or twisting force
Romanian:
moment de torsiune
— a rotational or twisting force
Romanian:
cuplu
— a rotational or twisting force
Russian:
моме́нт си́лы
(momént síly)
— a rotational or twisting force
Russian:
крутя́щий моме́нт
(krutjáščij momént)
— a rotational or twisting force
Slovene:
vrtilni moment
— a rotational or twisting force
Spanish:
par de torsión
— a rotational or twisting force
Spanish:
par motor
— a rotational or twisting force
Spanish:
momento de fuerza
— a rotational or twisting force
Spanish:
par de fuerzas
— a rotational or twisting force
Spanish:
par
— a rotational or twisting force
Spanish:
torque
— a rotational or twisting force
Swedish:
vridmoment
— a rotational or twisting force
Swedish:
kraftmoment
— a rotational or twisting force
Tagalog:
habyog
— a rotational or twisting force
Thai:
แรงบิด
(rɛɛng-bìt)
— a rotational or twisting force
Thai:
ทอร์ก
(tɔ̂ɔk)
— a rotational or twisting force
Turkish:
tork
— a rotational or twisting force
Ukrainian:
моме́нт си́ли
(momént sýly)
— a rotational or twisting force
Welsh:
trorym
— a rotational or twisting force
French:
torque
— a braided necklace or collar
German:
Torques
— a braided necklace or collar
German:
Wendelring
— a braided necklace or collar
Ancient Greek:
μανιάκης
(maniákēs)
— a braided necklace or collar
Hungarian:
nyakperec
— a braided necklace or collar
Irish:
torc
— a braided necklace or collar
Irish:
muince dhualach
— a braided necklace or collar
Italian:
torque
— a braided necklace or collar
Macedonian:
торквест
(torkvest)
— a braided necklace or collar
Persian:
طوق
(towq)
— a braided necklace or collar
Persian:
گریواره
(gerivâre)
— a braided necklace or collar
Polish:
torkwes
— a braided necklace or collar
Spanish:
torques
— a braided necklace or collar
Ukrainian:
то́рквес
(tórkves)
— a braided necklace or collar
Ukrainian:
гри́вна
(hrývna)
— a braided necklace or collar
