Torque (disambiguation)
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In physics, a torque
Torque
Torque, 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 twist....

is a vector that measures the tendency of a force to rotate an object about some axis.

Torque can also refer to:
  • Torque (film)
    Torque (film)
    -Similarities to The Fast and the Furious:The film has often been called "The Fast and the Furious on Motorcycles", referring to the use of many of the same thematic elements between the two films...

    , a 2004 film
  • Torque (TV character), a character from the television series A Man Called Sloane
    A Man Called Sloane
    A Man Called Sloane was an American secret agent adventure television series that aired on NBC during the 1979-1980 television season. It was a Woodruff Production in association with QM Productions, and became the final series produced by Quinn Martin's company to debut .The series starred Robert...

    , portrayed by Ji-Tu Cumbuka
    Ji-Tu Cumbuka
    Ji-Tu Cumbuka is an American veteran stage and screen actor.-Career Biography:...

  • Torque (video game character), the main character in The Suffering video game series
  • Torque (DC comics), a DC Comics supervillain
  • Torque (Marvel Comics), a member of the X-People
  • Torque (magazine)
    Torque (magazine)
    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 'By Drivers, For Drivers'. The magazine is written solely by racing drivers and includes...

    , a monthly motorsport magazine
  • Torque (TV series), a 1970s and 1980s Australian television series about cars, hosted by Peter Wherrett
    Peter Wherrett
    Peter Wherrett was an Australian motoring and motor sport journalist and race car driver.Wherrett learned to drive when his parents got their first motor car when he was twelve...

  • Torque Game Engine
    Torque Game Engine
    The Torque Game Engine, or TGE, is a 3D computer game engine originally developed by Dynamix for the 2001 FPS Tribes 2. The Torque engine and its many derivative products are available for license from GarageGames, a company formed by many members of the Tribes 2 team at Dynamix...

    , a game engine
  • TORQUE Resource Manager
    TORQUE Resource Manager
    -External links:* *...

    , the Terascale Open-Source Resource and QUEue Manager
  • Apache Torque
    Apache Torque
    Apache Torque is a sub project of the Apache Software Foundation Database Project. It is an object-relational mapper for Java. Torque lets you access and manipulate data in a relational database using Java objects...

    , an open-source object-relational mapper for Java licensed under the Apache
    Apache Software Foundation
    The Apache Software Foundation is a non-profit corporation to support Apache software projects, including the Apache HTTP Server. The ASF was formed from the Apache Group and incorporated in Delaware, U.S., in June 1999.The Apache Software Foundation is a decentralized community of developers...

     license
  • Torc
    Torc
    A torc, also spelled torq or torque, is a large, usually rigid, neck ring typically made from strands of metal twisted together. The great majority are open-ended at the front, although many seem designed for near-permanent wear and would have been difficult to remove. Smaller torcs worn around...

    , an item of jewelry

See also

  • Tork (disambiguation)
  • Torc (disambiguation)
    Torc (disambiguation)
    Torc or TORC has several meanings:*Torc, personal adornment made from twisted metal*Torque, physical quantity*Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, a town*Traxxas TORC Series, an American off-road racing series...

  • Toque
    Toque
    A toque is a type of hat with a narrow brim or no brim at all. They were popular from the 13th to the 16th century in Europe, especially France. Now, it is primarily known as the traditional headgear for professional cooks.- Etymology :...

    a type of hat
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