Another term for the moment of force. The SI unit for a torque is the newton meter (Nm). While it can be expressed as a joule (the unit for energy), a torque is not energy because energy is a scalar quantity while torque is a vector.
See Balance scale task, Biomechanics, Center of gravity, Dynamics, Force, Intrinsic dynamics, Joule, Kinematics, Kinetics, Moment of force, newton, SI unit, Vector