Torque 02 : (n) The turning force that is applied to a shaft or other rotary mechanism to cause it to rotate or tend to do so. Torque is measured in foot-pounds, joules, newton-metres, and so forth
US Department of Labor, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing eTool, Washington, DC. This is an abridged version of the Dictionary of Petroleum Terms provided by Petex and the University of Texas Austin, USA 2001. http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/oilandgas/glossary _of_terms/glossary_of_terms_a.html, (Oil Well Drilling Sci and Tech - Amer) {492}
