torque
Spanish
[ˈto̞ɾ.ke̞]
noun
Definitions
- (physics) torque a rotational or twisting force
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin torqueō (twist, turn, I twist, wind, hurl, wrench, I wind).
Origin
Latin
torqueō
Gloss
twist, turn, I twist, wind, hurl, wrench, I wind
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
風
Emoji
🪢
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- torque English
- *torcō Latin
- attorqueo Latin
- circumtorqueo Latin
- contorqueo Latin
- detorqueo Latin
- distorqueo Latin
- extorqueo Latin
- intorqueo Latin
- obtorqueo Latin
- pertorqueo Latin
- praetorqueo Latin
- retorqueo Latin
- torqueō Latin
- torsio Latin
- torcido Spanish, Castilian
- *terkʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- torche Old French