: a sweet-smelling herb with small leaves that is used in cooking.6 ENTRIES FOUND: 1  thyme. 2  thyme camphor. 3  thyme dodder. 4  thyme-leaved sandwort. 5  thyme-leaved speedwell. 6  basil thyme. 7  cat thyme. 8  creeping thyme. 9  field thyme. 10  horse thyme. 11  lemon thyme. 12  mother-of-thyme. 13  shepherd's thyme. 14  Virginia thyme. 15  water thyme. 16  wild thyme.
By Andrew Zimmerman Jones. Definition: Torque is the tendency of a force to cause or change rotational motion of a body. Torque is calculated by multiplying Force and distance, so the SI units of torque are newton-meters, or N*m (even though this is the same as joules, torque isn't work or energy, so should just be newton-meters).
Torque is a rotational force applied around a point or, in this case, a nut. Put a 1-foot-long wrench on a nut and apply 10 pounds of force to the opposite end. You're now twisting that nut with 10 ft-lb (distance times force, or 1 foot times 10 pounds).