English

magnetorquer

Blend of magnet + torque + -er.

A blend of magnet + torque + -er

Middle English magnete ‘lodestone’

Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- ‘to turn, spin’

Proto-Indo-European *torkʷ-éye-ti

Proto-Italic *torkʷejō

Proto-Italic *torkʷeō

Latin torqueō ‘to twist’

Today it means

noun A satellite system for attitude control, detumbling, and stabilization, built from electromagnetic coils.

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Etymograph / magnetorquer