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Torrent Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
Rolling or rushing in a rapid stream.
Rolling or rushing in a rapid stream.
(n.)
Fig.: A violent or rapid flow; a strong current; a flood; as, a torrent of vices; a torrent of eloquence.
Fig.: A violent or rapid flow; a strong current; a flood; as, a torrent of vices; a torrent of eloquence.
(n.)
A violent stream, as of water, lava, or the like; a stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA violent stream, as of water, lava, or the like; a stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice.
torrent
\tor"rent\ (?), n. [f., fr. l. torrens, -entis, fr. torrens burning, roaring, boiling, p. pr. of torrere to dry by heat, to burn. see torrid.]
1. a violent stream, as of water, lava, or the like; a stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice. the roaring torrent is deep and wide.
2. fig.: a violent or rapid flow; a strong current; a flood; as, a torrent of vices; a torrent of eloquence. at length, erasmus, that great injured name, stemmed the wild torrent of a barbarous age.
torrent
\tor"rent\, a. [see torrent, n.] rolling or rushing in a rapid stream. "waves of torrent fire." [
torrent
n
1. a heavy rain [syn: downpour, cloudburst, deluge, waterspout, pelter, soaker]
2. a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid); "the houses were swept away in the torrent" [syn: violent stream ]
3. an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse" [syn: flood, deluge]
Erlif = n. a great torrent; flood
Ffrau = n. a flux, a torrent, a. streaming, gushing
Ffrwd = n. a stream, a torrent
Garw = n. a rough; a torrent; the after-birth, a. rough
Gorffrwd = n. a violent torrent
Gweilgi = n. torrent; ocean
Lliant = n. a torrent, a stream
Llifddwfr = n. a torrent
Trenllif = n. rapid torrent
Noun
1. a heavy rain
(synonym) downpour, cloudburst, deluge, waterspout, pelter, soaker
(hypernym) rain, rainfall
2. a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid); "the houses were swept away in the torrent"
(synonym) violent stream
(hypernym) current, stream
3. an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse"
(synonym) flood, inundation, deluge
(hypernym) batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, muckle, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad, whole lot, whole slew
Torrent Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries
To dream that you are looking upon a rushing torrent, denotes that you will have unusual trouble and anxiety.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see: Guttenberg ProjectTorrent Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Torrent may refer to:
Places:
Places:
- Torrent, Valencia, a city in Spain
- Torrent, Girona, a Spanish village
- Torrent Bay, New Zealand
- Torrent River, which feeds into the bay
- River Torrent, Northern Ireland
- Torrent Falls, an outdoor area in Kentucky, USA
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A torrent file stores metadata used for BitTorrent. It is defined in the BitTorrent specification. Simply, a torrent is data about a target file, though it contains no information about the content of the file. The only data that the torrent holds is information about the location of different pieces of the target file. Torrents work by dividing the target file into small information chunks, found on an unlimited number of different hosts. Through this method, torrents are able to download large files quickly. When a client (the recipient of a target file) has initiated a torrent download, the chunks of target file that are needed can be found easily, based on the data from the torrent itself. Once all the chunks are downloaded the client can assemble them into a usable form. Note: the torrent must be completed before it can be assembled into a usable form. This differs from conventional internet downloads which have only one host and are usable even if the file is incomplete.
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Torrent Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
(1) A turbulent, swift-flowing stream. (2) A heavy downpour; a deluge.
