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Definition of "torques" [tor•ques]

  • Zoology A band of feathers, hair, or coloration around the neck. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "torques" in a sentence
  • "This is consistent with the proposal that the cerebellar cortex contains an internal representation of gravitational torques which is encoded through a learning process."
  • "Though all the creatures in the Vertas had their torques, none of the Pravus did."
  • "Lothaire said, “Some of the vampires and demons will simply trace from here now that their torques are gone.”"
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