Phenomena and Processes

Torque

The rotational force about an axis that is equal to the product of a force times the distance from the axis where the force is applied.

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Abstract

The rotational force about an axis that is equal to the product of a force times the distance from the axis where the force is applied.

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  • Torques

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Indexing Annotation

a principle of mechanics; not restricted to space flight

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97

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  1. G01w.374.860w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Torque. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019415. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019415
  2. Torque. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torque
  3. Torque. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48103