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[syn: torsion, torque]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
      [1913 Webster]
   2. [L. torquere to twist.] (Mech.) That which tends to
      produce torsion; a couple of forces. --J. Thomson.
      [1913 Webster]
   3. (Phys. Science) A turning or twisting; tendency to turn,
      or cause to turn, about an axis.
      [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
torque
    n 1: a twisting force [syn: torsion, torque]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
35 Moby Thesaurus words for "torque":
   anklet, armlet, bangle, beads, bijou, bracelet, breastpin, brooch,
   chain, chaplet, charm, chatelaine, circle, coronet, crown, diadem,
   earring, fob, gem, jewel, locket, necklace, nose ring, pin,
   precious stone, rhinestone, ring, stickpin, stone, stress, tiara,
   torsion, wampum, wristband, wristlet