Torque Wrench

Definition: Torque Wrench

Torque Wrench

Noun

1. A wrench that has a gauge that indicates the amount of torque being applied.

Specialty Definition: Torque wrench

A torque wrench is a device used to precisely set the torque of a fastening such as a nut or bolt. It is usually in the form of a socket wrench with special internal mechanisms.

The simplest form of torque wrench consists of a long lever arm between the handle and the wrench head, made of a material which will bend elastically a little under the applied torque. A second smaller bar carrying an indicator is connected back from the head in parallel to the lever arm. This second arm is under no strain at all, and remains straight. A calibrated scale is fitted to the handle, and the bending of the main lever causes the scale to move under the indicator. When the desired indicated torque is reached, the operator stops applying force. This type of wrench is simple but not very precise.

A more sophisticated method of presetting torque is using a calibrated clutch mechanism. At the point where the desired torque is reached, the clutch slips, preventing overtightening. The commonest form uses a ball detent and spring, with the spring preloaded by an adjustable screw thread, calibrated in torque units. The ball detent transmits force until the preset torque is reached, at which point the force exerted by the spring is overcome and the ball "clicks" out of its socket. The advantage of this design is greater precision and a positive action at the set point. A number of variations of this design exist for different applications.

Commercial Usage: Torque Wrench

Domain	Title
Books	Busted Tractors and Rusty Knuckles: Norwegian Torque Wrench Techniques and Other Fine Points of Tractor Restoration (reference) (more book examples)

Consumer Goods	KD 2952 30 -250 Foot/Pounds Micrometer Torque Wrench (reference) (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Torque Wrench

Modern Translation: Torque Wrench

Language		Translations for "torque wrench"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		momentnoegle (torque spanner). (various references)

Dutch		torsiesleutel (torque spanner), momentsleutel (torque spanner), dynamometrische moersleutel (torque spanner). (various references)

French		clé de serrage dynamométrique (torque spanner). (various references)

German		Drehmomentschluessel (torque spanner). (various references)

Greek		δυναμομετρικό κλειδί σύσφιξης (torque spanner). (various references)

Italian		chiave di serraggio dinamometrica (torque spanner). (various references)

Pig Latin		orquetay enchwray

Portuguese		chave dinamométrica (torque spanner). (various references)

Spanish		llave de ajuste dinamométrica (torque spanner). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: Torque Wrench

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "c-e-e-h-n-o-q-r-r-t-u-w"
	-3 letters: reconquer, recounter, retoucher, whereunto.
	-4 letters: coherent, hereunto, quencher, retrench, torchere, trencher, trouncer.
	-5 letters: chequer, chunter, churner, chutnee, coenure, coherer, conquer, cornute, cothurn, counter, courter, couther, croquet, crowner, crownet, current, erector, horrent, norther, notcher, nowhere, recount, recrown, reroute, retouch, rewrote, thereon, thrower, torquer, toucher, trochee, trounce, wencher, whereon, whereto.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.

Alternative Orthography: Torque Wrench

Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

54 6F 72 71 75 65 57 72 65 6E 63 68

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010100 01101111 01110010 01110001 01110101 01100101 00100000 01010111 01110010 01100101 01101110 01100011 01101000

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#84 &#111 &#114 &#113 &#117 &#101 &#32 &#87 &#114 &#101 &#110 &#99 &#104

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0054 006F 0072 0071 0075 0065 0057 0072 0065 006E 0063 0068

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
torque wrench	414	cdi torque wrench	6
hydraulic torque wrench	45	torque wrench manufacturer	6
pneumatic torque wrench	15	manual torque wrench	6
proto torque wrench	14	calibrate torque wrench	5
torque wrench calibration	11	micrometer torque wrench	3
craftsman torque wrench	9	screwdriver torque torque wrench	3
snap on torque wrench	9	in lb torque wrench	3
use a torque wrench	8	sma torque wrench	2
digital torque wrench	8	torque wrench tester	2
inch pound torque wrench	8	auto torque wrench	2
torque wrench calibrator	7	pneumatic repeatable torque wrench	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Torque Wrench

Definition: Torque Wrench

Torque Wrench

Noun

Crosswords: Torque Wrench

Specialty Definition: Torque wrench

Commercial Usage: Torque Wrench

Books

Consumer Goods

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Torque Wrench

Modern Translation: Torque Wrench

Danish

Dutch

French

German

Greek

Italian

Pig Latin

Portuguese

Spanish

Anagrams: Torque Wrench

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Alternative Orthography: Torque Wrench

54 6F 72 71 75 65 57 72 65 6E 63 68

01010100 01101111 01110010 01110001 01110101 01100101 00100000 01010111 01110010 01100101 01101110 01100011 01101000

&#84 &#111 &#114 &#113 &#117 &#101 &#32 &#87 &#114 &#101 &#110 &#99 &#104

0054 006F 0072 0071 0075 0065 0057 0072 0065 006E 0063 0068

5481848387712578471806974

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