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torque
(encz) | torque,kroutivá síla n: Petr Prášek |
torque
(encz) | torque,točivý moment Zdeněk Brož |
Torque
(gcide) | Torque \Torque\, n. [L. torques a twisted neck chain, fr.
torquere to twist.]
1. A collar or neck chain, usually twisted, especially as
worn by ancient barbaric nations, as the Gauls, Germans,
and Britons.
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2. [L. torquere to twist.] (Mech.) That which tends to
produce torsion; a couple of forces. --J. Thomson.
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3. (Phys. Science) A turning or twisting; tendency to turn,
or cause to turn, about an axis.
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torque
(wn) | torque
n 1: a twisting force [syn: torsion, torque] |
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torque converter
(encz) | torque converter, n: |
torque wrench
(encz) | torque wrench, n: |
torquemada
(encz) | Torquemada, |
Three-torque system of control
(gcide) | Three-torque system of control \Three"-torque` system of
control\ (Aeronautics)
Any system of rudders by which the pilot can exert a turning
moment about each of the three rectangular axes of an
aeroplane or airship.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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Torque
(gcide) | Torque \Torque\, n. [L. torques a twisted neck chain, fr.
torquere to twist.]
1. A collar or neck chain, usually twisted, especially as
worn by ancient barbaric nations, as the Gauls, Germans,
and Britons.
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2. [L. torquere to twist.] (Mech.) That which tends to
produce torsion; a couple of forces. --J. Thomson.
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3. (Phys. Science) A turning or twisting; tendency to turn,
or cause to turn, about an axis.
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Torqued
(gcide) | Torqued \Torqued\, a. [L. torquere to twist, to turn, to wind.]
1. Wreathed; twisted. [R.]
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2. (Her.) Twisted; bent; -- said of a dolphin haurient, which
forms a figure like the letter S.
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Torques
(gcide) | Torques \Tor"ques\, n. [L., a necklace. See Torque, 1.]
(Zool.)
A cervical ring of hair or feathers, distinguished by its
color or structure; a collar.
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anti-torque rotor
(wn) | anti-torque rotor
n 1: rotor consisting of a rotating airfoil on the tail of a
single-rotor helicopter; keeps the helicopter from spinning
in the direction opposite to the rotation of the main rotor
[syn: tail rotor, anti-torque rotor] |
tomas de torquemada
(wn) | Tomas de Torquemada
n 1: the Spaniard who as Grand Inquisitor was responsible for
the death of thousands of Jews and suspected witches during
the Spanish Inquisition (1420-1498) [syn: Torquemada,
Tomas de Torquemada] |
torque converter
(wn) | torque converter
n 1: converter for transmitting and amplifying torque
(especially by hydraulic means) |
torque wrench
(wn) | torque wrench
n 1: a wrench that has a gauge that indicates the amount of
torque being applied |
torquemada
(wn) | Torquemada
n 1: the Spaniard who as Grand Inquisitor was responsible for
the death of thousands of Jews and suspected witches during
the Spanish Inquisition (1420-1498) [syn: Torquemada,
Tomas de Torquemada] |
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