torrent

[ tawr-uhnt, tor- ]
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noun
  1. a stream of water flowing with great rapidity and violence.

  2. a rushing, violent, or abundant and unceasing stream of anything: a torrent of lava.

  1. a violent downpour of rain.

  2. a violent, tumultuous, or overwhelming flow: a torrent of abuse.

adjective

Origin of torrent

1
1595–1605; <Latin torrent- (stem of torrēns) seething, literally, burning, present participle of torrēre to burn, parch; see torrid, -ent

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British Dictionary definitions for torrent

torrent

/ (ˈtɒrənt) /


noun
  1. a fast, voluminous, or violent stream of water or other liquid

  2. an overwhelming flow of thoughts, words, sound, etc

  1. computing a file that controls the transfer of data in a BitTorrent system: See BitTorrent

adjective
  1. rare like or relating to a torrent

Origin of torrent

1
C17: from French, from Latin torrēns (noun), from torrēns (adjective) burning, from torrēre to burn

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