Torque vs Tighten - What's the difference?
torque | tighten |
(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,
To twist or turn something.
A tightly braided necklace or collar, often made of metal, worn by various early European peoples.
To make tighter.
* Fawkes
To become tighter.
(economics) To make money harder to borrow or obtain.
(economics) To raise short-term interest rates.
As verbs the difference between torque and tighten
is that torque is to twist or turn something while tighten is to make tighter.As a noun torque
is 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).torque
English
(wikipedia torque)Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)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 wrenchSee 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)Etymology 2
From (etyl) torquis (Torc)Alternative forms
* (l) * (l) * (l)Noun
(en noun)Anagrams
* ----tighten
English
Verb
(en verb)- Please tighten that screw a quarter-turn.
- Just where I please, with tightened rein / I'll urge thee round the dusty plain.
- That joint is tightening as the wood dries.
- If the government doesn't tighten the money supply, inflation is certain to be harsh.
- The Fed is expected to tighten by a quarter-point.