torque

vääntömomentti, voiman momentti, vääntö puhekieltä A rotational or twisting effect of a force; a moment of force, defined for measurement purposes as an equivalent straight line force multiplied by the distance from the axis of rotation (SI unit newton-metre or Nm; imperial unit foot-pound or ft.lbf).
1978, James Richard Wertz, Spacecraft Attitude Determination and Control, Springer, http://books.google.de/books?id=GtzzpUN8VEoC&pg=PA17&dq=%22torques%22v=onepage&q=%22torques%22&f=false page 17:

The relative strengths of the various torques will depend on both the spacecraft environment and the form and structure of the spacecraft itself.