n :  a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion : also  :  a measure of the effectiveness of such a force that consists of the product of the force and the perpendicular distance from the line of action of the force to the axis of rotation
, vt, torqued  torqu*ing  :  to impart torque to  :  cause to twist (as a tooth about its long axis) .
 
 
 
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