pöörlemomendiks
Pöörlemomendiks, often translated as torque or moment of force, is a fundamental concept in physics describing the rotational equivalent of linear force. It quantifies how effectively a force can cause an object to rotate around an axis or pivot point. The magnitude of the torque depends on three factors: the magnitude of the applied force, the distance from the pivot point to where the force is applied (lever arm), and the angle between the force vector and the lever arm vector.
Mathematically, torque (often denoted by the Greek letter tau, τ) is calculated as the product of the
Torque is measured in units of force multiplied by distance, such as Newton-meters (N⋅m) in the International