ETYM Latin torques a twisted neck chain, from torquere to twist.
1. That which tends to produce torsion.
2. A turning or twisting; tendency to turn, or cause to turn, about an axis.
Collar, especially of twisted metal; force tending to produce rotation.
The turning effect of force on an object. A turbine produces a torque that turns an electricity generator in a power station. Torque is measured by multiplying the force by its perpendicular distance from the turning point. + prikaži više

ETYM French, from Late Lat. torsio, from Latin torquere, tortum, to twist. Related to Torture.
A twisting force; SYN. torque.
Act of twisting; state of being twisted.
In physics, the state of strain set up in a twisted material; for example, when a thread, wire, or rod is twisted, the torsion set up in the material tends to return the material to its original state. The torsion balance, a sensitive device for measuring small gravitational or magnetic forces, or electric charges, balances these against the restoring force set up by them in a torsion suspension. + prikaži više

1. A jerky pulling movement; SYN. wrench.
2. Turning or twisting around (in place); SYN. turn.

The use of misrepresentation or trickery to get someone to lapse a life insurance policy and buy another usually in another company