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torque (tork)

1. a rotary force causing part of a structure to twist about an axis. Symbol τ.

2. in dentistry, the rotation of a tooth on its long axis, especially the movement of the apical portions of the teeth by use of orthodontic appliances.

torque (tôrk)

A turning or twisting force.

torque

[tôrk]

Etymology: L, torquere, to twist

1 a twisting force produced by contraction of the medial femoral muscles that tend to rotate the thigh medially.

2 (in dentistry) a force applied to a tooth to rotate it on a mesiodistal or buccolingual axis.

3 a rotary force applied to a denture base. Compare torsion.

torque [tork]

a rotatory force causing part of a structure to twist about an axis.

torque (tôrk),

n 1. a force that produces or tends to produce rotation in a body. Such force applied to a tooth tends to cause rotation around its long axis.
2. force applied to a tooth to produce rotation of a tooth on a mesiodistal or buccolingual (labiolingual) axis.
3. a rotary force applied to a denture base.

torque

a rotatory force.

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torque (redirected from torqued)

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