overtorque

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noun

The production of excessive torque in an engine.

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Meanings

nounovertorque (countable and uncountable, plural overtorques)

plural overtorques

  1. countableuncountableThe production of excessive torque in an engine.

    Overtorque of the delta hinge bolt is reported to cause binding in the pitch change mechanism and failure of the tail rotor pitch change bearing.

    1969, Federal Aviation Administration, General aviation inspection aids, page 22
verbovertorque (third-person singular simple present overtorques, present participle overtorquing, simple past and past participle overtorqued)

present singular third person overtorques · participle present overtorquing · participle past overtorqued · past overtorqued

  1. To produce excessive torque in an engine.

Origin

From over- + torque.

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APA

overtorque. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overtorque

MLA

“overtorque.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overtorque. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overtorque,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overtorque.

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