torr
EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle English torr, from Old English torr
NounEdit
torr (plural torrs)
- Archaic form of tor.
Etymology 2Edit
Clipping of Torricelli. Named after Italian physicist Evangelista Torricelli
Alternative formsEdit
NounEdit
torr (plural torrs or torr)
- (metrology) A unit of pressure that is equal to approximately 0.001316 atmospheres or 133.3 pascals
SynonymsEdit
(unit of pressure):
- millimeter of mercury, millimetre of mercury (not exactly synonyms, but practically equal)
- Torr (symbol)
TranslationsEdit
unit of pressure
See alsoEdit
AnagramsEdit
CzechEdit
NounEdit
torr m
- torr (unit of pressure)
Further readingEdit
- torr in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
- torr in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
FaroeseEdit
EtymologyEdit
Named for Evangelista Torricelli, an Italian physicist
NounEdit
torr n (genitive singular tors, plural torr)
- torr, approximately 1.316·10-3 atmosphere or 133.3 pascals.
DeclensionEdit
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 |
FrenchEdit
NounEdit
torr m (plural torrs)
Further readingEdit
- “torr”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
ItalianEdit
NounEdit
torr m (invariable)
- (meteorology) torr (unit of pressure)
LombardEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin turris, turrem, from Ancient Greek τύρρις (túrrhis), τύρσις (túrsis).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
torr ?
Old EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
torr m
DeclensionEdit
Declension of torr (strong a-stem)
SynonymsEdit
- stīepel m
Derived termsEdit
- fȳrtorr m
DescendantsEdit
PortugueseEdit
PronunciationEdit
- Hyphenation: torr
NounEdit
torr m (plural torrs)
- torr (unit of pressure)
SwedishEdit
PronunciationEdit
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Etymology 1Edit
From Old Norse þurr, from Proto-Germanic *þursuz, from Proto-Indo-European *térsus, from *ters- (“dry”).
AdjectiveEdit
torr (comparative torrare, superlative torrast)
- dry
- (overly) matter-of-fact and humorless, dull
DeclensionEdit
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 termsEdit
- torrboll (“bore”)
Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
torr ?
- torr; a unit of pressure