TORQUE

Torque (?), n. [[L. torques a twisted neck chain, fr. torquere to twist.]] 1. 1. A collar or neck chain, usually twisted, especially as worn by ancient barbaric nations, as the Gauls, Germans, and Britons.
2. 2. [[L. torquere to twist.]] (Mech.) That which tends to produce torsion; a couple of forces. J. Thomson.
3. 3. (Phys. Science) A turning or twisting; tendency to turn, or cause to turn, about an axis.