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Torque vs Forces - What's the difference?

torque | forces |

As verbs the difference between torque and forces

is that torque is to twist or turn something while forces is .

As a noun torque

is (physics|mechanics) a rotational or twisting effect of a force; a moment of force, defined for measurement purposes as an equivalent straight line force multiplied by the distance from the axis of rotation (si unit newton-metre or nm; imperial unit foot-pound or ftlbf) or torque can be a tightly braided necklace or collar, often made of metal, worn by various early european peoples.

torque

English

(wikipedia torque)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • (physics, mechanics) A rotational or twisting effect of a force; a moment of force, defined for measurement purposes as an equivalent straight line force multiplied by the distance from the axis of rotation (SI unit newton-metre or Nm; imperial unit foot-pound or ft.lbf).
  • * 1978 , James Richard Wertz, Spacecraft Attitude Determination and Control , Springer, page 17:
  • The relative strengths of the various torques will depend on both the spacecraft environment and the form and structure of the spacecraft itself.
    Derived terms
    * torque steer * torque wrench
    See also
    * Customary: foot-pounds]] (ft·lbf) or pound-feet (lbf·ft), inch-[[ounce-force, ounces (in·ozf) * Metric: newton meters (N·m) * Symbol for torque as a variable: ? * Moment of a force.

    Verb

    (torqu)
  • To twist or turn something.
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) torquis (Torc)

    Alternative forms

    * (l) * (l) * (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A tightly braided necklace or collar, often made of metal, worn by various early European peoples.
  • Anagrams

    * ----

    forces

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • (military) troops (plural only).
  • (music) the orchestral instrumentation (and voices) used in a musical production (nearly always used in plural form only).