torr
See also: Torr and tòrr
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English torr, from Old English torr
Noun
torr (plural torrs)
- Archaic form of tor.
Etymology 2
Clipping of Torricelli. Named after Italian physicist Evangelista Torricelli
Alternative forms
- Torr
Noun
torr (plural torrs or torr)
- (metrology) A unit of pressure that is equal to approximately 0.001316 atmospheres or 133.3 pascals
Synonyms
(unit of pressure):
- millimeter of mercury, millimetre of mercury (not exactly synonyms, but practically equal)
- Torr (symbol)
Translations
unit of pressure
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See also
- tor
- Tor
- TOR
Anagrams
- rort
Czech
Noun
torr m
- torr (unit of pressure)
Further reading
- torr in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
- torr in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Faroese
Etymology
Named for Evangelista Torricelli, an Italian physicist
Noun
torr n (genitive singular tors, plural torr)
- torr, approximately 1.316·10-3 atmosphere or 133.3 pascals.
Declension
| n9 | Singular | Plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | torr | torrið | torr | torrini |
| Accusative | torr | torrið | torr | torrini |
| Dative | torri | torrinum | torrum | torrunum |
| Genitive | tors | torsins | torra | torranna |
French
Noun
torr m (plural torrs)
- torr
Further reading
- “torr”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Noun
torr m (invariable)
- (meteorology) torr (unit of pressure)
Lombard
Etymology
From Latin turris, turrem, from Ancient Greek τύρρις (túrrhis), τύρσις (túrsis).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tor/, /tur/
Noun
torr ?
- tower
Old English
Alternative forms
- tūr, tor
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin turris.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /torr/, [torˠ]
Noun
torr m
- tower
Declension
Declension of torr (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | torr | torras |
| accusative | torr | torras |
| genitive | torres | torra |
| dative | torre | torrum |
Synonyms
- stīepel m
Derived terms
- fȳrtorr m
Descendants
- Middle English: tour, thour, tor, tore, toure, towere, towour, tur
- English: tower
- → German: Tower
- → Hindi: टावर (ṭāvar)
- → Japanese: タワー (tawā)
- → Korean: 타워 (tawo)
- → Northern Kurdish: tawer
- → Punjabi: ਟਾਵਰ (ṭāvar)
- Scots: tour, towr
- Yola: toweare
- English: tower
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: torr
Noun
torr m (plural torrs)
- torr (unit of pressure)
Swedish
Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
From Old Norse þurr, from Proto-Germanic *þursuz, from Proto-Indo-European *térsus, from *ters- (“dry”).
Adjective
torr (comparative torrare, superlative torrast)
- dry
- (overly) matter-of-fact and humorless, dull
Declension
| Inflection of torr | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | torr | torrare | torrast |
| Neuter singular | torrt | torrare | torrast |
| Plural | torra | torrare | torrast |
| Masculine plural3 | torre | torrare | torrast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | torre | torrare | torraste |
| All | torra | torrare | torraste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
Derived terms
- torrboll (“bore”)
Noun
torr ?
- torr; a unit of pressure
Anagrams
- tror