英文英文字典
英文英文字典
古腾堡计划中的在线英语-英语词典
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Torqued
(a.)
Wreathed; twisted.
Torqued
(a.)
Twisted; bent; -- said of a dolphin haurient, which forms
a figure like the letter S.
Torques
(n.)
A cervical ring of hair or feathers, distinguished by its
color or structure; a collar.
Torrefaction
(n.)
The act or process of torrefying, or the state of
being torrefied.
Torrefied
(imp. & p. p.)
of Torrefy
Torrefy
(v. t.)
To dry by a fire.
Torrefy
(v. t.)
To subject to scorching heat, so as to drive off
volatile ingredients; to roast, as ores.
Torrefy
(v. t.)
To dry or parch, as drugs, on a metallic plate till
they are friable, or are reduced to the state desired.
Torrefying
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Torrefy
Torrent
(n.)
A violent stream, as of water, lava, or the like; a stream
suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice.
Torrent
(n.)
Fig.: A violent or rapid flow; a strong current; a flood;
as, a torrent of vices; a torrent of eloquence.
Torrent
(n.)
Rolling or rushing in a rapid stream.
Torrential
(a.)
Alt. of Torrentine
Torrentine
(a.)
Of or pertaining to a torrent; having the character of
a torrent; caused by a torrent .
Torricellian
(a.)
Of or pertaining to Torricelli, an Italian
philosopher and mathematician, who, in 1643, discovered that the rise
of a liquid in a tube, as in the barometer, is due to atmospheric
pressure. See Barometer.
Torrid
(a.)
Parched; dried with heat; as, a torrid plain or desert.
Torrid
(a.)
Violenty hot; drying or scorching with heat; burning;
parching.
Torridity
(n.)
Torridness.
Torridness
(n.)
The quality or state of being torrid or parched.
Torril
(n.)
A worthless woman; also, a worthless horse.