Torquay
noun
1.
formerly a borough in SW England: incorporated 1968 with Torbay.
noun
1.
a town and resort in SW England, in Torbay unitary authority, S Devon. Pop: 62 968 (2001)
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noun 1. Mechanics. something that produces or tends to produce torsion or rotation; the moment of a force or system of forces tending to cause rotation. 2. Machinery. the measured ability of a rotating element, as of a gear or shaft, to overcome turning resistance. 3. Optics. the rotational effect on plane-polarized light passing through […]
- Torque-converter
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- Torqued
noun 1. Mechanics. something that produces or tends to produce torsion or rotation; the moment of a force or system of forces tending to cause rotation. 2. Machinery. the measured ability of a rotating element, as of a gear or shaft, to overcome turning resistance. 3. Optics. the rotational effect on plane-polarized light passing through […]
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noun 1. Tomás de [taw-mahs th e] /tɔˈmɑs ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1420–98, Spanish inquisitor general. noun 1. Tomás de (toˈmas de). 1420–98, Spanish Dominican monk. As first Inquisitor-General of Spain (1483–98), he was responsible for the burning of some 2000 heretics
- Torque meter
noun 1. (engineering) a device designed to determine the torque or torsion in a shaft, usually by measuring the twist in a calibrated length of shafting Also called torsion meter