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torque

phys. The product of a force and its perpendicular distance from a point about which it causes rotation or torsion. The unit of torque is the newton metre, a vector […]

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torsion balance

phys. An instrument for measuring very weak forces. It consists of a horizontal rod fixed to the end of a vertical wire or fiber or to the center of a […]

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