torrent

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Translations 1.2.2 See also 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈtɒɹ.ən̩t/
• (US) IPA: /ˈtɔːɹ.ɪnt /, /ˈtɔːɹ.ənt/
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[edit] Etymology 1

from French torrent (1601)

[edit] Noun

torrent (plural torrents)

1. A large amount of something, especially water or rain; a heavy stream or flow.

   Rain fell on the hills in torrents.

   They endured a torrent of inquiries.

   A TORRENT of green and white water broke over the hull of the sail-boat.

[edit] Translations

Catalan: torrent ca(ca) m. French: torrent fr(fr) m. German: Strom de(de) m.

Portuguese: torrente pt(pt) m. Spanish: torrente es(es) m.

[edit] See also

• barrage
• inundate
• deluge
• torrential

[edit] Etymology 2

From BitTorrent and the file extension it uses for metadata (.torrent).

[edit] Noun

torrent (plural torrents)

1. (Internet, BitTorrent) A set of files obtainable through a peer-to-peer network, especially BitTorrent.

   I got a torrent of the complete works of Shakespeare the other day; I'm not sure why.

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

from Latin torrentem, (noun torrens)

[edit] Pronunciation

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• IPA: /tɔ.ʁɑ̃/, SAMPA: /tO.RA~/

[edit] Noun

torrent m.

1. A torrent