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A twisting, gyroscopic force acting in opposition to an axis of rotation, such as with a turning propeller; aka Torsion.
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A force that produces, or tends to produce, torsion or rotation. A relative measure of how much twist there is in a club. 
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the tendency for a shaft to twist. More torque means more tendency to twist. Early graphite shafts tended to be higher torque than their steel counterparts. Today graphite shafts are much lower torque [..]
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The amount of twist in a club
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The resistance of a shaft to twisting is its torque. Lower torque shafts twist less than do higher torque shafts and, as a result, may be recommended for stronger players.
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The ability of the shaft to resist twisting.
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A force which produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion.
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Torque on the drillstring can be measured by inserting a meter for that purpose in the drive train between the drive engine and the rotary table. When the drillstring locks up downhole, the torque on [..]
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Measured in Foot-pounds or similar measurements of rotational force; along with thrust/pullback and pump capacity, one of three measurements typically used to describe and classify drill rigs and their suitability to successfully perform an installation.
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  The tendency of a body to rotate under an applied force..
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A measurement of an engine's power that indicates how forcefully it can rotate the crankshaft at a given engine speed.
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The pulling effort developed by the motor
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Torque, also called ‘moment’ or ‘moment of force’, is the tendency of a force to rotate an object about an axis, fulcrum, or pivot. Just as a force is a push or a pull, a torque can be thought of as a [..]
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A force that tends to produce rotational motion.
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The twisting force exerted by or on a shaft without reference to the speed of the shaft.
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A rotational force equal to an equivalent linear force applied at a right angle to a radius of r.
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The rotational force produced by a motor.
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The rotating force produced by a motor. The units of torque may be expressed as pound-foot, pound-inch (English system), or newton meter (metric system).
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A measure of twisting force applied to a fastener, shaft or other rotating member. Force is often measured in newton-metres (Nm) or foot-pounds (ft-lb).
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Product of a force and the effective length of its torque arm.
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The rotational equivalent of force, measured in pound-feet.
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Torque, like Hibernate, is a way of using using Objects to interact with an SQL (Standard Query Language) database. Unlike most other object-relational mappers, Torque does not use reflection to acces [..]
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(n) a twisting force
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Turning force, equal to force times radius. See also Moment.
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The twisting force that causes rotation. In the case of cars, torque rules and is the major factor in a car’s accelerative ability – with generous torque, the car’s throttle response is much sharper. Petrol and diesel engines deliver torque over a curve as RPM increases, meaning they have peak power at a given RPM. Electric motors, on the other han [..]
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 Torque is the tendency of an object to rotate about its axis or plane. A torque can also be a type of twisting force. Torque can also mean that pressure applied to something in a rotational force. In [..]
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The rotational force produced by a motor. The units of torque are expressed as pound-foot, pound-inch or newton-meter.
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The torque produced by a motor operating at its rated horsepower and speed.
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Literally, the turning or twisting force of an engine, torque is generally used as a measure of an engine's flexibility. An engine may be very powerful, but if it has little torque then that powe [..]
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a twisting force measured in foot-pounds or newton-metres.
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A rotational moment; it is a measure of how much twisting is applied to a fastener. The units used to measure torque are in the form of force times length. Usually measured in newton-metres (Nm) if me [..]
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A measure of twisting force, given in foot-pounds (abbreviated as lb.-ft.) or Newton-meters (N-m). In the case of an automobile, it is the twisting or rotational force the engine exerts on the crankshaft. Vehicle specifications often include the maximum torque an engine produces at a specific number of revolutions. An engine that produces 200 lb.-f [..]
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A rotational twisting force. Force which tends to produce torsion or rotation. The amount of force produced by a motor to turn a shaft.
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The product of the force  and the perpendicular distance from the  axis of rotation to the line of action of the force.
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The measure of force applied to a lever arm. Normally expressed in lb.-ft. (pound-feet) or lb.-in. (pound-inch).
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Torque is the force exerted at a point of rotation at the end of a lever arm (torque = force x lever arm). The physical unit for measuring torque is the Newton-metre (Nm). Modern engines are designed to deliver as much torque as possible, both from low rev speeds and over a wide rev range. This can be seen, for example, from the torque curve of the [..]
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A rotational force. Torque is measured in N*m, lb*in, lb*ft, etc. 1 N*m is the torque produced by 1N of force applied to a lever arm that is 1m long.
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A measure of the twisting moment applied to a part under a torsional stress. Usually expressed in terms of inch pounds or foot pounds, although the terms “pound inches” and “pound feet” are technicall [..]
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A force that tends to produce rotation or twisting.
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(1) A force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion. The pressure, measured in foot pounds, exerted by a rotating shaft. (2) The turning power of a motor. (3) The turning effort a brake [..]
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A twisting, gyroscopic force acting in opposition to an axis of rotation, such as with a turning propeller; aka Torsion.
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a spinning force. Torque is described by the magnitude of the force multiplied by the distance it is from the center of rotation (Force x Distance = Torque). Torque is measured in units of force*distance, such as Inch-Pounds of Newton-Meters.
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The measure of the force applied to produce rotational motion usually measured in foot-pounds. Torque is determined by multiplying the applied force by the distance from the pivot point to the point w [..]
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Torque is the twisting force exerted at a point of rotation by a force applied at the end of a lever arm (torque = force x lever arm). A reciprocating engine converts the up-and-down motion of the pistons into the rotary motion of the crankshaft using a conrod, producing an effective torque at the crankshaft's end. The transmission turns this [..]
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A twisting action tending to cause rotation typically measured in foot-pounds or inch-pounds.
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A measure of twisting force, given in foot-pounds (abbreviated as lb.-ft.) or Newton-meters (N-m). In the case of an automobile, it is the twisting or rotational force the engine exerts on the cranksh [..]
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The amount of pulling power a car’s engine has. Usually denoted by car manufacturers in pounds-per-square-foot (lb/ft) or Newton metres (Nm).
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Torque is a measure of twisting force, usually expressed in (lb ft) pound feet or newton metres (Nm), effectively telling you how much pulling power an engine generates.
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Torque (also called couple) is a vector that measures the amount of rotational effort exerted at the crankshaft by an engine. The unit of measure is a pound-foot in the US and UK (and other Imperial s [..]
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The turning or twisting force such as the force imparted on the drive line by the engine. Usually measured in lb.-ft. It differs from work or power in that torque does not necessarily produce motion.
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The amount of twisting effort exerted at the engine's crankshaft — what gives you that "pushed back in your seat" feeling as you step on the gas. Torque can be calculated in Gross and N [..]
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The amount of turning force an engine can generate. More torque means faster acceleration and more pulling power
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Force that rotates or turn things. (AKA torque plate).
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The amount of turning force an engine can generate. More torque means faster acceleration and more pulling power
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See Bolt Torque.
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Turning power produced by the engine.  
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A measure of twisting force, given in foot-pounds (abbreviated as lb.-ft.) or Newton-meters (N-m). In the case of a vehicle, it is the twisting or rotational force the engine exerts on the crankshaft. Vehicle specifications often include the maximum torque an engine produces at a specific number of revolutions. For example, an engine which produces [..]
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A force that turns or tends to turn an object.
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 The twisting force of the crankshaft or other driving shaft.
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Not to be confused with RPM, torque is the measurement of an engine's power that indicates how forcefully it can rotate the crankshaft at a given engine speed. RPM, on the other hand, is how many times it’s measuring. 
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The rotational force about an axis that is equal to the product of a force times the distance from the axis where the force is applied.
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The twisting force with which the engines crankshaft actually rotates, measured in foot-pounds.
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About an axis, the product of a force and the distance of its line of action from the axis. (NASA Thesaurus, 1994)
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Twisting force used to either attach or remove the closure.
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A torsional moment or couple. This term typically refers to the driving couple of a machine or motor.
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A twisting, gyroscopic force acting in opposition to an axis of rotation, such as with a turning propeller; aka Torsion.
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The flex of graphite shafts is measured in terms of torque. Manufacturers can tailor the amount of torque they allow in a shaft during manufacture. A strong player should use a shaft with limited torq [..]
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Turning or twisting force such as the force imparted on the drive line by the engine. Usually measured in Nm or lb-ft. It differs from work or power in that torque does not necessarily produce motion. [..]
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Usually referring to a machine or rotor’s driving couple, this is a torsional couple or movement.
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The torque produced by a motor operating at its rated horsepower and speed.
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Rotary equivalent to force. Equal to the product of the force perpendicular to the radius of motion and distance from the center of rotation to the point where the force is applied.
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Torque needed to drive a load over a continuous time.
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Maximum amount of torque a motor can deliver when the highest allowable peak currents are applied.
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Root Mean Square (rms) is a mathematical method to determine a steadfast or average torque for a motor.
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The torque which is produced by a device when the output rotational speed is zero. The maximum torque an electric motor can produce in the long term when stalled without causing damage is called the maximum continuous stall torque.
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The unintentional twisting of the bow in the hand during shooting, causing undesirable arrow flight.
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This is a physics 101 term referring to rotational force (Torque = Force x Distance from the center of rotation) and is most commonly measured in foot pounds. This is the force that propels the wheel [..]
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A measure of how much load a machine can turn. This measurement is expressed either in ounce-inches for torque synchro systems or in pound-feet for heavy machinery.
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product of a force and the perpendicular distance between the force and the axis of action.
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Torque, moment, or moment of force (see "Defining terminology" below) is rotational force. Just as a linear force is a push or a pull, a torque can be thought of as a twist to an object. Mat [..]
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Torque Game Engine, or TGE, is an open-source cross-platform 3D computer game engine, developed by GarageGames and actively maintained under the current versions Torque 3D as well as Torque 2D. It was [..]
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Torque is a 2004 American racing action film directed by Joseph Kahn, in his feature film directing debut, edited by David Blackburn, written by Matt Johnson and produced by Neal H. Moritz, who is kno [..]
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The Terascale Open-source Resource and QUEue Manager (TORQUE) is a distributed resource manager providing control over batch jobs and distributed compute nodes. TORQUE can integrate with the non-comme [..]
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In physics, a torque is a vector that measures the tendency of a force to rotate an object about some axis. Torque can also refer to:
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Torque is a supervillain in the DC Comics Universe, and an enemy of Nightwing. Created by writer Chuck Dixon and artist Scott McDaniel, he first appeared in Nightwing v2, #1 (Oct. 1996).
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Torque, in comics, may refer to: Torque (DC Comics), a DC Comics supervillain Torque, three Marvel Comics characters: Torque (Marvel Comics), a Marvel Comics superhero from the MC2 universe and member [..]
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Torque magazine is a monthly motorsport magazine which is published by The Race Drivers Academy in the United Kingdom. It was first released in September 2008. The magazine's tag line is that it is 'B [..]
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Torque, moment, or moment of force (see "Defining terminology" below) is rotational force. Just as a linear force is a push or a pull, a torque can be thought of as a twist to an object. Mat [..]
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"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 [..]
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1570s (implied in torqued "twisted"), from torque (n.).
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moment of a force or system of forces tending to cause rotation.
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also called the Moment of Force is the tendency of a Force to rotate an object about some axis. It is the product of the force and the length (radius) to the point where the force is applied.
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the tendency of a club's shaft to twist or rotate around its long axis -- also the amount of that rotation measured in degrees (very generally, stronger and/or more highly skilled players with fa [..]
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The resistance of a shaft towards twisting when a golf club is being swung is the torque.
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A measurement (in degrees) of how much a shaft will twist under a certain load. To test a shafts' torque rating, the butt of the shaft is attached to a fixture and a twisting force (4 ft./lbs.) is applied to the tip. The number of degrees the tip rotates is the torque rating. Shafts with more torque generally feel softer since the shaft absorb [..]
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A measurement of how much a shaft will twist under a certain load / during a golf swing. Shafts with more torque generally feel softer since the shaft absorbs more vibration by flexing more around the axis (centerline) of the shaft. The trade-off can be less accuracy since the direction the clubface is pointed is directly related to the tortional l [..]
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The amount of twist in a shaft under a given amount of force. Lower torque shafts twist less than do higher torque shafts.
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