torque

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torque /tɔːk $ tɔːrk/ noun [uncountable] technicalTEM the force or power that makes something turn around a central point, especially in an engine 〔尤指发动机的〕转矩

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torque• What you will really love, though, is the buckets of low-down torque that the G-lader blower and intercooler create.• When relative motion occurs between the damper components there is a mutual drag torque.• Variations of load and friction torques with speed can also be taken into account.• There's good torque for clean response and brisk pick-up after shifting gear, but high-end engine output is nothing startling.• But it's more than power the kit provides-it also offers a massive boost in torque.• If the switching angle is not optimised at any operating speed then the motor torque is less than the pull-out torque.• By analogy to the hybrid motor the expression for pull-out torque in a variable-reluctance motor can be found directly.• The shoulder torque has most effect on the arm of the player, the wrist torque on the club itself.Origin torque (1800-1900) Latin torquere “to twist”

torque nounChinese

the or force that power Corpus makes

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torque /tɔːk $ tɔːrk/