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torques

torques is the third-person singular simple present indicative of torque.

torques is the plural of torque.

Meaning of torque

Verb

torque (third-person singular simple present torques, present participle torquing or torqueing, simple past and past participle torqued)

  1. To make something rotate about an axis by imparting torque to it.

See all 3 meanings of torque

Noun

torques (plural torqueses)

  1. (historical) Synonym of torque (“collar or necklace of twisted metal”).
    • The torqueses worn by their chiefs, and which were displayed as valuable trophies at Rome, were exquisite works of art, as is proved by such as have been dug up from time to time.1855, The Cambrian Journal, page 18
    Synonyms:
    torque

Synonyms of torques

Forms of torques

pluraltorqueses

Origin of torques

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Borrowed from Latin torquēs.

Phrases with torques

Questions about torques

What does torques mean?
Torques means synonym of torque (“collar or necklace of twisted metal”).
What is torques the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Torques is the third-person singular simple present indicative of torque.
What part of speech is torques?
Torques is a noun.
What is the plural of torques?
The plural of torques is torqueses.

Words near torques in the dictionary

  1. Torquemadan
  2. torquemeter
  3. torquemeters
  4. torquer
  5. torquers
  6. torques
  7. torques off
  8. torques up
  9. torqueses
  10. torquevirus
  11. torqueviruses

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Adapted from Wiktionary: torques (page history and authors); torque (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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