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Example sentences for "torque"

Lexicographically close words:
torpedoes; torpedoing; torpid; torpidity; torpor; torques; torrent; torrential; torrents; torrid
  1. The torque is of equal interest, and is a peculiar example of Danish wire-work metal rings, twisted and plated, with the ends beaten together for a double fastening.

  2. It includes the following personal ornaments: two gold chains, a torque formed of thick twisted wires, and collar of very remarkable workmanship.

  3. Torque fastened by a ring, found at Boyton, Suffolk.

  4. The smaller or torque motor, on the other hand, has, preferably, a cylindrical armature F, without polar projections and wound with closed coils G.

  5. T designate the torque or multiple circuit motor and S the synchronizing motor, L L' being the line-wires from a source of alternating current.

  6. When the speed of rotation of the poles was increased, the torque would diminish, would finally go down to zero, become negative, and then the armature would begin to rotate in opposite direction to the field.

  7. The two circuits of the torque motor of different degrees of self-induction, and designated by N M, are connected in derivation to the wire L.

  8. In the first class of motors the torque is due to the magnetism established in different portions of the motor by currents from the same or from independent sources, and exhibiting time differences in phase.

  9. T' is placed in the circuit which includes the two circuits of the torque motor.

  10. This small coil was used for the purpose of increasing the starting torque and was found very effective in this connection.

  11. If torque wrench is available, tighten head bolts to 60 foot‐pounds minimum, 65 foot‐pounds maximum tension when engine is cold.

  12. If tanks are removed to permit taking off heads and installing new gaskets, bolts should then be tightened evenly with a torque wrench to a tension of 60 foot‐pounds minimum, or 65 foot‐pounds maximum, when engine is cold.

  13. All tightening operations should be performed with sufficient wrench‐torque (force on the wrench handle) to tighten the nut according to good mechanical practice.

  14. Neglecting friction, the unbalanced torque acting on the beam is 4r{P - p} lb.

  15. The torque acting on the armature of an electric motor is necessarily accompanied by an equal and opposite torque acting on the frame.

  16. Hirn (see Les Pandynamometres, Paris, 1876) employed this principle to measure the torque transmitted by a shaft.

  17. The torque required to hold the casing still against the action of the disk measures the torque exerted by the shaft to which the disk is keyed.

  18. When a shaft is driven by means of gearing the driving torque is measured by the product of the resultant pressure P acting between the wheel teeth and the radius of the pitch circle of the wheel fixed to the shaft.

  19. The change in the distance d is proportional to the change in the torque transmitted from the shaft to the pulley.

  20. Another squatting horned figure with a torque occurs on an altar from Reims.

  21. On the altar of Saintes is a squatting but headless god with torque and purse.

  22. The significance of the torque is also doubtful, but the Gauls offered torques to the gods, and they may have been regarded as vehicles of the warrior's strength which passed from him to the god to whom the victor presented it.

  23. A bronze statuette from Autun represents a similar figure, probably horned, who presents a torque to two ram's-headed serpents.

  24. In Cymrian lands--where still the torque of gold.

  25. The reason that practically continuous torque is obtained in an eight-cylinder engine is that one cylinder fires every ninety degrees of crank-shaft rotation, and as each impulse lasts nearly seventy-five per cent.

  26. The high point in the line represents the period of greatest torque or power generation, and it will be evident that this occurs early in the first revolution of the crank-shaft.

  27. Curves Showing Torque of Various Engine Types Demonstrate Graphically Marked Advantage of the Eight-Cylinder Type.

  28. The advocates of the eight-cylinder engine bring up the item of uniform torque as one of the most important advantages of the eight-cylinder design.

  29. A number of torque diagrams are shown at Fig.

  30. Study of the torque outlines or plotted graphics shown at Figs.

  31. At the top is shown the torque diagram of a single-cylinder motor of the four-cycle type.

  32. Hirn's method of measuring the work expended in terms of the torque and the number of revolutions, still possess value as experimental evidence.

  33. The torque was measured by weights O and P suspended by silk ribbons passing over the pulleys n and round the disk kl.

  34. And that lad was the Titus Manlius who in the battle on the Anio killed the Gaul by whom he had been challenged to single combat, pulled off his torque and thus won his surname.

  35. Maildun turned back, bringing the torque with him, and, approaching the cat, spoke some soothing words; after which he put the torque back to the place from which it had been taken.

  36. The shapes call for no special comment: I will only point to certain curious little scorpion-shaped scent-bottles with twisted tails, and to the large torque bangles, as worthy of notice.

  37. If then the torsion head is twisted, the suspended coil experiences a torque and is displaced through FIG.

  38. This tendency can be resisted by giving a twist to the torsion head and so applying to the movable coil through the spring a restoring torque, which opposes the torque due to the dynamic action of the currents.

  39. In this case they produce a torque which is opposite in direction to the mechanical torque which is applied to the shaft of the generator in order to drive it.

  40. At starting, a large torque is obtained at a low speed.

  41. The maximum torque has a definite value for a given motor, and if the load demands a greater torque than this, the motor slows down and stops.

  42. The torque and speed characteristics of a D.

  43. The torque increases rapidly with load for the same reason.

  44. The torque produced is proportional to the product of the air-gap flux per pole and the armature current.

  45. Still at her throat she wore a red flower, and round her neck clung the golden torque found in the old king's grave.

  46. Why couldn't I find a torque and say pretty things?

  47. Then the flames leaped up, and the red light played about the room and showed the golden torque round Armorel's neck and played upon her glowing face as she took her fiddle and stood up in the old place to play to them in the old fashion.

  48. The torque has come back to me, for Dubhtach is avenged.

  49. It is the royal torque of our house," he said.

  50. That was all they needed to hear, for the torque had been seen, and word had passed round concerning it.

  51. It is strange that this torque should come to me here, for there is a song of it which I have known since I was able to learn aught.

  52. The great gold torque on his neck seemed to shine all the more brightly by reason of the blackened mail and cloak that half hid it.

  53. Then he bent his knee in princely fashion, and kissed the hand of the giver, and so set the torque on his neck.

  54. One was the old king, who sat waiting us in a great chair, clad in royal robes of scarlet and white and green which no Irish looms could have compassed, with a little golden crown on his white hair, and the torque round his neck.

  55. The luck of the torque lingers with Queen Gerda even yet.

  56. It was the torque which Heidrek's men had taken from him, and I told her so.

  57. I had but to lift my finger, and the wearing of the torque would have set me on the throne.

  58. My son, it is not good for a man to show idle curiosity--but it is no foolish question if I ask who you are that you wear the torque of the O'Neills which was lost.

  59. Unless he had chosen to put himself at the head of the men whom he had just led to victory, and called to them to set the torque wearer on the throne.

  60. If it had not been for the skill of these two friends, it seems to me that even the luck of the torque had been little," said Gerda quietly.

  61. For he stood there bare headed, and without mail or shield, though he had the axe and sword which Gerda had given him, and the great torque was on his neck.

  62. There are strange stories afloat concerning me and the torque already," he went on.

  63. And at last he told how there was a queen on board who had avenged the death of Dubhtach of the Spearshafts, and given back the torque which was lost.

  64. It is therefore seen that there is a great advantage in smoothness of operation and uniformity of torque of the engine through having an odd number of cylinders instead of an even number.

  65. When these shafts twisted under the action of the reverse torque of the engine, a very much heavier set, practically twice as thick, were constructed.

  66. Defn: An instrument for determining the torque on a shaft, and hence the horse power of an engine, esp.

  67. In his right hand was a huge spear, about the neck a thick torque of gold, and bound on the forehead shone dully a single and enormous uncut diamond.

  68. For a second the corpse stood upright; then with a dull crash it came to the earth, and the gold torque from its neck rolled away across the pavement.

  69. During these researches portions of a gold torque and some gold coins were the principal finds.

  70. Only one bronze object is said to have been found on the former, and from the latter there is in the Museum of Posen a bronze torque (=Fig.

  71. In the same turf moor and in the vicinity of the lake-dwelling was found a large bronze torque ornamented as shown in No.

  72. There is, however, considerable torque developed, and the device for revolving the moving element must be liberally designed so as to withstand the excess torque caused by temporary overloads or short circuits.

  73. In order that the speed shall be proportional to the driving torque, which varies with the watts in the circuit, it is necessary that the torque of the retarding device be proportional to the speed.

  74. As the load becomes less inductive, the torque on S decreases and on M increases so that the system takes up a particular position for every angle of lag or lead.

  75. The smaller it is, the greater will be the accuracy at all loads, and therefore, as the compensating torque is adjusted to balance the initial friction, the initial friction should be small compared with the driving torque.

  76. The compensating torque must not cause the moving element to rotate or "creep" without current in the series coil.

  77. A meter having a high torque obtained by using a thick and consequently heavy disc, often has a lower ratio of torque to weight than another with lower torque, and is consequently likely to be less accurate over a given range.

  78. It is of the modified induction type in which the torque is produced from the direct repulsion between a primary and a secondary, or induced current.

  79. The aluminum disc is so arranged that when the shaft turns in one direction the torque of the magnet tending to rotate it decreases, while the torque of the other magnet increases.

  80. In some cases additional torque near synchronism can be obtained by short circuiting the field winding through the field rheostat.

  81. Each element~ acts on a separate cup, but both cups are mounted on a single shaft so that the registration is due to the resultant torque of the two elements.

  82. Illustration: A torque [pronounced tork] of gold: a twisted collar for the neck.

  83. The cut of their women's dress resembles the reindeer skin dress of the Laps in north of Norway, and the geometric ornaments are similar, and the torque or heavy penanular necklet of silver has ends like the druidical serpents head.

  84. She has a silver torque round her neck of the druidical shape, the ends of the circle almost meeting, and bent back with two shapes like flat serpents' heads.

  85. If the torque be insufficient for the load, the speed will diminish until equilibrium is established, assuming the motor is running on constant voltage circuit.

  86. There are three general classes of work performed by motors, and these require the following conditions of torque and speed: 1.

  87. Constant torque at variable speed; Suitable for driving cranes, hoists, and elevators, etc.

  88. Since the core has the full torque exerted upon it by the drag of the inductors, it must be firmly connected to the shaft by means of a key, as shown, so that it may be positively driven.

  89. For example: when a car is started, the torque is at its maximum value and the speed zero, but as the car gains headway, the torque decreases and the speed increases.

  90. The series winding gives it strong torque at starting (though not as strong as in the series motor), while the presence of the shunt winding prevents excessive speed.

  91. The character of the work to be done not only determines the condition of the motor torque and speed required, but also the suitability of a particular type of motor for a given service.


  92. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "torque" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    bangle; bead; bracelet; brooch; chain; charm; chatelaine; circle; coronet; crown; diadem; earring; gem; jewel; locket; necklace; pin; pressure; rhinestone; ring; stone; stress; tiara; torque; torsion; wampum; wristband