torque

Everything we ask it to do, it does quite well, thanks in large part to its potent turbocharged V6, producing 400 horsepower and 480 lb-ft of torque.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026

This shuttle stack sits in flight configuration, almost exactly as it would look on the cusp of liftoff, besides the yellow torque tubes lining the orbiter’s white shell like external ribs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

The name also nods to the torque for which EVs are known.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

By precisely measuring that motion and the associated gravitational torque, the researchers could calculate one value for G. Torque is simply a twisting force, similar to the force used when turning a wrench.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

It may not be fast, but it has great torque.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

However, Mach's explanation could not account for the reverse rotations and torques measured during the new experiments.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026

Computer simulations that applied realistic forces and torques confirmed this behavior and showed that plectoneme formation depends on DNA's ability to transmit twist along its length.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 9, 2026

Ultimately, though, the author torques her contrarianism past trolling, past knee-jerk philosophizing and past satire, alchemizing a critique of literary culture in all its ideological waywardness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2023

Some of the white terracotta tiles that cover the building’s facade were haphazardly installed, wrecking the precise geometries of a design that ripples and torques.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2023

“Lord Bowen, you shall collect the tolls. The gold and silver, the amber, the torques and armbands and necklaces. Sort it all, count it, see that it reaches Eastwatch safely.”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

Argentine lifestyle impresario Alan Faena opened his namesake New York hotel late last year in the bottom of a torqued high rise by Danish architect Bjarke Ingels in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

Davis’ torqued purple rectangle looks to be in mid-flip.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2025

I torqued my car out of the way but geez, people.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2024

Four split discs of aluminum hang from the ceiling at torqued angles.

From New York Times ● Apr. 17, 2024

There was a grinding shudder—then a twisted ship which looked as if some giant had taken a wet rag and torqued it to squeeze out the water.

From A Woman's Place by Mark Clifton

He self-referentially calls himself “that sadistic letter-abuser, Douglas R. Hofstadter,” and there is indeed a lot of vigorous torquing of serifs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

Wilson claims it designed a tool to install bolts and fasteners on Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner starting in 2012, and alleged that misuse of its stolen torquing tool led to leaks aboard the International Space Station.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 7, 2023

The truth is that you’re more likely to break your stemware by knocking it against the sink or torquing the handle as you scrub the bowl.

From New York Times ● Dec. 31, 2022

The chronic lower back pain that dogged the late stage of his career has subsided, flaring up only if he makes moves that trigger the damage of decades of torquing to stave off G-forces.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 15, 2019

“Anya, look!” he said, torquing his arm back and forth.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack