"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.).
雙語例句
1. This fundamental torque that's in attention.
這是注意力(attention) 的基本扭矩(torque).
來自互聯網
2. The magnetic field of the earth creates a torque around the pivot.
地球的磁場在支點周圍產生一個轉矩.
來自辭典例句
3. The error torques include mass unbalances, compliances, bias torque, etc.
誤差力矩包括質量不平衡, 柔性, 偏置力短, 等等.
來自辭典例句
4. The pendulum - torque type of erector is extensively employed on gyro verticals.
陀螺垂直器上廣泛地采用由擺和力矩馬達組成的修正裝置.
來自辭典例句
5. The torque of the couple is intimately associated with a couple.