"rotating force," 1882, from Latin torquere "to twist, turn, turn about, twist awry, distort, torture," from PIE *torkw-eyo-, causative of *terkw- "to twist" (see thwart (adv.)). The word also is used (since 1834) by antiquarians and others as a term for the twisted metal necklace worn anciently by Gauls, Britons, Germans, etc., from Latin torques "collar of twisted metal," from torquere. Earlier it had been called in English torques (1690s). Torque-wrench is from 1941.
torque (v.)
1570s (implied in torqued "twisted"), from torque (n.).
双语例句
1. This fundamental torque that's in attention.
这是注意力(attention) 的基本扭矩(torque).
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2. The magnetic field of the earth creates a torque around the pivot.
地球的磁场在支点周围产生一个转矩.
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3. The error torques include mass unbalances, compliances, bias torque, etc.
误差力矩包括质量不平衡, 柔性, 偏置力短, 等等.
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4. The pendulum - torque type of erector is extensively employed on gyro verticals.
陀螺垂直器上广泛地采用由摆和力矩马达组成的修正装置.
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5. The torque of the couple is intimately associated with a couple.