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Traditional unit of pressure
torr (symbol: Torr) is a unit of pressure based on an absolute scale, defined as exactly 1/760 of a standard atmosphere (101325 Pa). Thus one torr is
Torr
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Torr or torr in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Torr may refer to: Torr, a unit of pressure named for physicist Evangelista Torricelli Torr (surname)
Torr_(disambiguation)
Surname list
Look up Torr in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Torr is an English surname. Notable people named Torr include A. C. Torr, punning pseudonym of actor
Torr_(surname)
Czech metal band
Törr is a Czech thrash/black metal band founded in Prague in 1977. They are considered one of the first Czech black metal bands. To date, they have released
Törr
British computer scientist
Philip Hilaire Sean Torr (born 1966) is a British scientist and a professor at the University of Oxford. His research interests are in machine learning
Philip_Torr
English music hall comedian
Samuel Joseph Torr (1849–1923) was an English music hall comedian who performed in a style known as lion comique. He performed his best-known song, "On
Sam_Torr
Headland in Northern Ireland
Torr Head, also known as Tor(r) Point (Irish: Cionn an Toir, ‘headland of the tor/pinnacle’), is a headland on the coast of the Straits of Moyle, in the
Torr_Head
French singer and author (born 1947)
Michèle Torr (born Michelle Cléberte Tort 7 April 1947) is a French singer and author, best known in non-Francophone countries for her participation in
Michèle_Torr
British Marxist historian (1883–1957)
Dona Ruth Anne Torr (April 28, 1883 – January 8, 1957) was a British Marxist historian and translator, and a major influence on the Communist Party Historians
Dona_Torr
Hills in Devon, England
The Torrs are a Local Nature Reserve and one of the four main hills in the North Devon coastal town of Ilfracombe. The Park originally was designed in
The_Torrs
New Zealand artist
Jo Torr (born 1957) is a New Zealand artist. Torr's work explores cultural exchange between European and Polynesian peoples through the lens of costume
Jo_Torr
Canadian artist and drag king (1948–2017)
Diane Marian Torr (10 November 1948 – 31 May 2017) was a performance artist, drag king, dance educator, and teacher of "Man for a Day" and gender-as-performance
Diane_Torr
Space that is empty of matter
3529-1:2019 as shown in the following table (100 Pa corresponds to 0.75 Torr; Torr is a non-SI unit): Atmospheric pressure is variable but 101.325 and 100
Vacuum
Limestone quarry in Somerset, England
Torr Works quarry, grid reference ST695446 is a limestone quarry at East Cranmore, near Shepton Mallet on the Mendip Hills, Somerset, England. The quarry
Torr_Works
Dun in Isle of Arran
Torr a'Chaisteal (or Torr a'Chaisteil) is an Iron Age fort (dun), located about 1 mile (2 kilometres) northeast of the village of Sliddery, on the Isle
Torr_a'Chaisteal
South African creative director and author
Gordon Torr (born 17 October 1953) is a former Global Creative Director of JWT, and author of Managing Creative People: Lessons for Leadership in the Ideas
Gordon_Torr
Genus of plants
Gray) W.W.Payne – Tucson bur ragweed, heartleaf bursage Ambrosia deltoidea (Torr.) W.W.Payne – triangle bur ragweed, triangle bursage Ambrosia dentata (Cabrera)
Ragweed
American politician
Ann M. Torr (February 11, 1935 – April 19, 2023) was an American politician. She served as a Republican member for the Strafford 6th and 12th district
Ann_M._Torr
Score Duration Gender Division Details Alex Torr 2013 Rawson Springs 7–1 Winn Gardens 70 seconds M 19 Alex Torr completed a hat-trick in 70 seconds for pub
List of footballers who achieved hat-trick records
List_of_footballers_who_achieved_hat-trick_records
Manometric unit of pressure
Currently, it is defined as exactly 133.322387415 pascals, or approximately 1 torr = 1/760 atmosphere = 101325/760 pascals. It is denoted mmHg or mm Hg
Millimetre_of_mercury
American Modernist painter (1886–1967)
Helen S. "Reds" Torr (1886–1967) was an American early Modernist painter nicknamed "Reds" for her hair color. Torr worked alongside her artist husband
Helen_Torr
Genus of flowering plants
northwestern Mexico. Psorodendron arborescens (Torr. ex A.Gray) Rydb. – Mojave indigo bush Psorodendron fremontii (Torr. ex A.Gray) Rydb. – Fremont's indigo bush
Psorodendron
American politician (1931–2024)
Ralph W. Torr (August 8, 1931 – October 27, 2024) was an American politician. He served as a Republican member for the Strafford 11th and 19th district
Ralph_W._Torr
British music hall comedian
Clara Torr (1868–1934) was a British music hall comedian. Torr was an English music hall comedian, soprano and dancer. She was the daughter of Sam Torr, a
Clara_Torr
Unit of pressure equal to 100,000 Pa
to: 0.98692327 atm 14.503774 psi 29.529983 inHg 750.06158 mmHg 750.06168 Torr 1019.716 centimetres of water (cmH2O) (1 bar approximately corresponds to
Bar_(unit)
Cotton mill in Derbyshire, England
Torr Vale Mill is a Grade II* listed former cotton mill located in New Mills, Derbyshire, England, on a small rocky outcrop at the bottom of the Torrs
Torr_Vale_Mill
Australian linguist and early education researcher
Jane Torr is an Australian academic in the fields of early childhood language and literacy development in home and early childhood education and care settings
Jane_Torr
Pressure exerted by a vapor in thermodynamic equilibrium
temperature. Accuracy is also usually poor when vapor pressure is under 10 Torr because of the limitations of the apparatus[citation needed] used to establish
Vapor_pressure
Cecil Torr (11 October 1857, Mitcham, London – 17 December 1928) was a British antiquarian, barrister, and author. Torr was the son of John Smale Torr, a
Cecil_Torr
Species of flowering plant
dermatitis in humans. The Plant List, Ambrosia deltoidea (Torr.) W.W.Payne Tropicos, Franseria deltoidea Torr. United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile
Ambrosia_deltoidea
American politician (born 1957)
Gerald R. Torr (born November 28, 1957) is an American politician. He was a member of the Indiana House of Representatives from the 39th District, serving
Jerry_Torr
UK politician (1813–1880)
John Torr (1813 – 16 January 1880) was a Conservative Party politician. He was elected Conservative MP for Liverpool at a by-election in 1873 and held
John_Torr
New Zealand snowboarder (born 1990)
Rebecca Torr (born 15 March 1990) is a snowboarder from New Zealand. Born in Tauranga, she competed for New Zealand at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi
Rebecca_Torr
Australian educator (1853–1939)
Australia. William G. Torr was a son of John Torr (c. 1815 – 14 February 1884) of Tavistock, Devon, who with his wife Ann Montrose Torr, née Green, and family
William_George_Torr
Torr Meadhonach is a hill 332 metres (1,089 ft) high at the northernmost part of the Isle of Arran in western Scotland, east of the village of Lochranza
Torr_Meadhonach
Italian physicist and mathematician (1608–1647)
Evangelista Torricelli (/ˌtɒriˈtʃɛli/ TORR-ee-CHEL-ee, Italian: [evandʒeˈlista torriˈtʃɛlli] ; 15 October 1608 – 25 October 1647) was an Italian physicist
Evangelista_Torricelli
Genus of flowering plants in the borage family
crenulata Torr. ex S.Watson – notch-leaved Phacelia, Cleftleaf wild heliotrope Phacelia cryptantha Greene – hiddenflower Phacelia Phacelia curvipes Torr. ex
Phacelia
systems, the units torr (millimeter of mercury), micron (micrometer of mercury), and inch of mercury (inHg) are most commonly used. Torr and micron usually
Pressure_measurement
American abstract painter (1880–1946)
years on a houseboat called Mona with Helen Torr, known as "Reds" for the fiery color of her hair. Torr was also a painter. Although the psychological
Arthur_Dove
Micro hydroelectric scheme in Derbyshire, England
Torrs Hydro is a micro hydroelectric scheme, owned by the community, in New Mills, Derbyshire. It is on the River Goyt, immediately below its confluence
Torrs_Hydro
English actor, singer, comedian and dramatist (1855–1892)
became best known for starring in, and writing (under the pseudonym A. C. Torr, a pun on the word "actor"), popular burlesque plays and other comic works
Frederick_Hobson_Leslie
Human settlement in Scotland
Torphins (/tɔːrˈfɪnz/ tor-FINZ; Scottish Gaelic: Tòrr Fionn) is a village in Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland which lies about 22 miles (35 km) west
Torphins
Species of tree
glandulosa (syn. Prosopis chilensis var. glandulosa (Torr.) Standl., Prosopis juliflora var. glandulosa (Torr.) Cockerell) Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana
Neltuma_glandulosa
Species of plant
Rubus niveus Blue raspberry flavor Tropicos, Rubus leucodermis Douglas ex Torr. & A. Gray "Jepson Flora Project: Rubus leucodermis". Jepson Herbaria, University
Rubus_leucodermis
Species of plant
virginiana (eastern chokecherry) Prunus virginiana var. demissa (Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray) Torr. (western chokecherry) Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa (A.Nelson)
Prunus_virginiana
American botanist (1796–1873)
the societies of which he was a member. The standard author abbreviation Torr. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name
John_Torrey
Iron Age bronze artifact found in Scotland
The Torrs Horns and Torrs Pony-cap (once together known as the Torrs Chamfrein) are Iron Age bronze pieces now in the National Museum of Scotland, which
Torrs_Pony-cap_and_Horns
Genus of plants
northern Mexico, Arizona, and Utah. Canotia holacantha Torr. Canotia wendtii M.C.Johnst. Canotia Torr. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 November 2023
Canotia
Small mass spectrometer
These impurities can be measured down to 10 − 14 {\displaystyle 10^{-14}} Torr levels, possessing sub-ppm detectability in the absence of background interferences
Residual_gas_analyzer
Comparison of a wide range of pressures
Retrieved 1 January 2012. 10^-19 torr Calculated: 10−19 torr × 133 Pa/torr = 10−17 Pa Calculated: 10−17 torr × 133 Pa/torr = 10−15 Pa Thompson, W. (1977)
Orders of magnitude (pressure)
Orders_of_magnitude_(pressure)
Quarrying and asphalt company
the company around, despite his youth and inexperience. John employed Ron Torr to redevelop the plant and, within four years, the company had returned to
Foster_Yeoman
Genus of flowering plants
Arizona Press. p. 125. ISBN 978-0-8165-2837-0. "Echinocystis lobata (Michx.)Torr.&A.Gray". Plants For A Future. Retrieved 13 December 2016. Wikimedia Commons
Echinocystis
Species of conifer
names incense cedar and California incense cedar (syn. Libocedrus decurrens Torr.), is a species of coniferous tree in the cypress family, Cupressaceae, native
Calocedrus_decurrens
Unit of pressure or stress
50062×10−3 Torr 1 bar = 100000 Pa ≡ 100 000 N⁄m2 ≈ 0.98692 atm ≈ 14.5038 psi ≈ 750.062 mmHg ≈ 29.5300 inHg ≈ 1.01972 kgf/cm2 ≈ 750.062 Torr 1 atm = 101325 Pa
Pound_per_square_inch
Genus of flowering plants
northwestern Mexico, commonly called the desert sunflower. Species Geraea canescens Torr. & A.Gray - California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah Geraea viscida (A.Gray) S.F
Geraea
American lacrosse player
Torr J. Marro is a retired lacrosse midfielder who formerly played professional box lacrosse in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League (now the National Lacrosse
Torr_Marro
Species of mallow in Florida
disturbed habitats, such as old orange groves. "Abutilon hulseanum (Torr. & A.Gray) Torr. ex Baker f." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens,
Abutilon_hulseanum
Genus of flowering plants, the sunflowers
western sunflower – Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico Helianthus argophyllus Torr. & A.Gray – silverleaf sunflower – Texas, North Carolina, Florida Helianthus
Helianthus
Genus of legumes
africanum Ser. Trifolium aintabense Boiss. & Hausskn. Trifolium albopurpureum Torr. & A. Gray – rancheria clover Trifolium alexandrinum L. – Egyptian clover
Clover
Church in Torquay, UK
Torre Abbey is a historic building and art gallery in Torquay, Devon, which lies in the South West of England. It was founded in 1196 as a monastery for
Torre_Abbey
American botanist and educator (1891-1977)
Connecticut's Archives and Special Collections. The standard author abbreviation G.S.Torr. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name
George_Safford_Torrey
Species of flowering plant
Kellogg, Albert 1863. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 2: 4 Torr. 1857, illegitimate homonym not (Pursh) Benth. ex Lindl. 1834 nor (Pursh)
Calochortus_coeruleus
Plant species in the mallow family
Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 1 May 2023. "Callirhoe involucrata (Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Callirhoe_involucrata
Genus of flowering plants in the daisy family
Rudbeckia graminifolia (Torr. & A.Gray) C.L.Boynton & Beadle Rudbeckia grandiflora (Sweet) C.C.Gmel. ex DC. Rudbeckia heliopsidis Torr. & A.Gray Rudbeckia
Rudbeckia
English agriculturist
William Torr (22 December 1808 – 12 December 1874) was an English agriculturist. Torr came from a family of yeomen which had been settled for several
William_Torr
Species of flowering plant in the aster family
Symphyotrichum dumosum var. strictior (Torr. & A.Gray) G.L.Nesom Symphyotrichum dumosum var. subulifolium (Torr. & A.Gray) G.L.Nesom Species classifications
Symphyotrichum_dumosum
Species of plant
jaegerana McKelvey Cleistoyucca arborescens (Torr.) Eastw. Clistoyucca arborescens (Torr.) Trel. Yucca arborescens (Torr.) Trel. Yucca brevifolia var. herbertii
Yucca_brevifolia
British writer
C. R. MacKinnon of Dunakin, C. R. MacKinnon, Graham Montrose, Iain Torr, I. Torr, Vivian Stuart, Vivian Donald and Barbara Lynn. Charles Roy Stuart-Vernon
Charles_Roy_MacKinnon
Genus of flowering plants
Hawaii. Hesperocnide tenella Torr., the western nettle, is native to California and Baja California. "Hesperocnide Torr". Plants of the World Online.
Hesperocnide
Family of flowering plants
accepted: Carpenteria Torr. Deutzia Thunb. Fendlera Engelm. & A.Gray Fendlerella A.Heller Hydrangea Gronov. ex L. Jamesia Torr. & A.Gray Kirengeshoma
Hydrangeaceae
Comics character
Titans as the alias of an amnesiac revolutionary from the future named Bar Torr; the character was later written out of comics, and his tenure erased from
Bart_Allen
2004 single by The Kings of Nuthin' | The Briggs
September 13, 2026. Youngfield, Tony (May 6, 2014). "Torr je mrtev, ať žije Torr!" [Torr is dead, long live Torr!]. Kids & Heroes (in Czech). Prague. Archived
The Kings of Nuthin' / The Briggs
The_Kings_of_Nuthin'_/_The_Briggs
Strait between north-east Ireland and Scotland
Scotland. The narrowest part of the strait is between the Mull of Kintyre and Torr Head, where its width is 19 kilometres (12 mi; 10 nmi), making it possible
North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland)
North_Channel_(Great_Britain_and_Ireland)
Species of flowering plant
Amaranthaceae. It only contains one known species, Suckleya suckleyana (Torr.) Rydb. Its native range is western central Canada (within the province of
Suckleya
Torr Mor is a hill peak landform on the coastal east side of the Kintyre Peninsula in Scotland. The peak offers views over the Kilbrannan Sound. The Forestry
Torr_Mor
Genus of flowering plants
the antinociceptive activity of the crude plant extracts. Choisya dumosa (Torr.) A.Gray (includes C. arizonica) – starleaf Choisya katherinae C.H.Müll.
Choisya
Species of plant
Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 3: 500 The Plant List, Bidens beckii Torr. ex Spreng. NRCS. "Bidens beckii". PLANTS Database. United States Department
Bidens_beckii
Species of grass-like plant
Boeckeler Cyperus esculentus var. lutescens (Torr. & Hook.) Kük. ex Osten Cyperus esculentus var. lutescens (Torr. & Hook.) Kük. Cyperus esculentus var. macrostachyus
Cyperus_esculentus
Musical artist
Jubilee festivities at the university. Laurika is married to Christopher Torr, the composer and writer of many of her hits, such as Stuur Groete aan Mannetjies
Laurika_Rauch
American politician
Franklin G. Torr (April 16, 1930 – August 3, 2023) was an American politician. He served as a Republican member for the Strafford 6th, 12th and 20th district
Franklin_G._Torr
Species of sedge
February 2026. "Cyperus grayi Torr". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 21 March 2022. "Cyperus grayi Torr.". World Flora Online. Retrieved
Cyperus_grayi
Kuki-Chin language spoken in Myanmar
as the Laamtuk language or Ruavan language. Other spellings include Tawr, Torr, and Thawr. Another name is Tet, also spelled Thet. Mang, Ṭial Khun. 2019
Thor_language
Genus of flowering plants
Gaura villosa Torr. O. cinerea (Wooton & Standl.) W.L.Wagner & Hoch 2007 woolly beeblossom, woolly gaura G. villosa ssp. villosa Torr. 1827 O. cinerea
Gaura
Genus of parasitic flowering plants
Reveal, James L. (2000). "Flora of Western North America: Sarcodes sanguinea Torr". Retrieved November 7, 2021. Dowd, Michelle (2023). Forager: field notes
Sarcodes
Yucca with banana-shaped fruit
varieties: Yucca baccata var. baccata Yucca baccata var. brevifolia (Schott ex Torr.) L. Benson & Darrow Yucca baccata var. vespertina (McKelvey) Hochstätter
Yucca_baccata
Unit of pressure defined as 101325 Pa
50062×10−3 Torr 1 bar = 100000 Pa ≡ 100 000 N⁄m2 ≈ 0.98692 atm ≈ 14.5038 psi ≈ 750.062 mmHg ≈ 29.5300 inHg ≈ 1.01972 kgf/cm2 ≈ 750.062 Torr 1 atm = 101325 Pa
Standard_atmosphere_(unit)
Genus of flowering plants
stinkweeds or simply cleomellas. 22 species are accepted. Cleomella angustifolia Torr. – narrowleaf rhombopod Cleomella arborea (Nutt.) Roalson & J.C.Hall – bladderpod
Cleomella
Genus of plants
and China (Sichuan and Yunnan) Kelloggia galioides Torr. – western United States "Genus: Kelloggia Torr. ex Benth. & Hook.f." Germplasm Resources Information
Kelloggia
Species of flowering plant
truncatum Muhl. ex Willd. Eupatorium cuneatum Engelm. ex Torr. & A.Gray Uncasia cuneata (Engelm. ex Torr. & A.Gray) Greene Uncasia truncata (Mühlenb. ex Willd
Eupatorium_perfoliatum
English man with severe deformities (1862–1890)
Workhouse. In 1884, he contacted a showman named Sam Torr and proposed that he might be exhibited. Torr arranged for a group of men to manage Merrick, whom
Joseph_Merrick
Town in Derbyshire, England
River Goyt and Sett. It is close to the border with Cheshire and above the Torrs, a 70 feet (21 m) deep gorge cut through carboniferous sandstone, on the
New_Mills
English travel writer, novelist and explorer
Rosita Forbes, née Joan Rosita Torr, (16 January 1890 – 30 June 1967) was an English travel writer, novelist and explorer. In 1920–1921 she was the first
Rosita_Forbes
Species of flowering plant
and tundra environments. The Plant List, Hymenoxys grandiflora (Torr. & A.Gray ex Torr. & A.Gray) K.F.Parker NRCS. "Tetraneuris grandiflora". PLANTS Database
Hymenoxys_grandiflora
Species of tree
been superseded by World Flora Online "Prunus americana var. mollis (Torr.) Torr. & A. Gray". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Gardens. Retrieved July 25
Prunus_americana
Species of flowering plant
var. stricticaulis (Torr. & A.Gray) F.C.Gates Aster multiflorus var. pansus S.F.Blake Aster multiflorus var. stricticaulis Torr. & A.Gray Aster pansus
Symphyotrichum_ericoides
Genus of flowering plants
(Klotzsch) A. Gray sect. Eremocarpus (Benth.) G.L.Webster sect. Gynamblosis (Torr.) A. Gray sect. Crotonopsis (Michx.) G.L.Webster sect. Argyrocroton (Müll
Croton_(plant)
1170 battle of the Crusades
him to establish his authority in Egypt. Stanley Lane-Poole, p. 97 Geordie Torr Steven Runciman (1952), A History of the Crusades, Vol. II, p. 98[1] Michael
Siege_of_Ayla
Genus of flowering plants
Solidago lancifolia Torr. & A.Gray – lance-leaf goldenrod Solidago latissimifolia P.Mill. – Elliott's goldenrod Solidago leavenworthii Torr. & A.Gray – Leavenworth's
Solidago
Species of tree
Colorado. Two varieties are accepted: Ceanothus velutinus var. laevigatus Torr. & A.Gray – British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and California Ceanothus
Ceanothus_velutinus
Species of shrub
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Thamnosma texana. "texana (A. Gray) Torr". Retrieved 16 February 2019. "Thamnosma texan (A.Gray) Torr". v t e
Thamnosma_texana
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TORR
TORR
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a variant of Guest.South German (Güss) : topographic name for someone who lived near a torrent or on a flood plain, from Middle High German güsse ‘flood’, ‘flooding’.German : variant of Geis.
Boy/Male
Gaelic Irish American Scottish
From the knolls.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a variant of Terry 1.A Josiah Torrey was in Boston before 1680. John Torrey (1796–1873) was a botanist and teacher born in NY who catalogued many North American plants.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Terry.Scottish : probably a habitational name from Torry near Aberdeen.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name for someone from Dunster in Somerset, recorded in 1138 as Dunestore ‘craggy pinnacle (Old English torr) of a man named Dun(n)’.Henry Dunster emigrated to MA in 1640 from Bury, Lancashire, England, and was made the first president of Harvard College (1640–54) almost immediately upon arrival in MA.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Joslin.The Josselyn name appears in Black Point (now Scarborough, ME) before 1638, when the author John Josselyn came to visit his brother Henry, who was for many years a principal representative in eastern New England of the interests of the Mason and Gorges heirs, which were endangered by the Massachusetts Bay colony’s expansion into Maine. Their father was Sir Thomas Josselyn, of Torrell’s Hall in Willingale, Essex, England.
Boy/Male
Irish
From the knolls.
Boy/Male
Scottish Irish
From the craggy hills.' Tor is a name for a craggy hilltop and also may refer to a watchtower.
Boy/Male
Scottish American Irish
from the craggy hills. Tor is a name for a craggy hilltop and also may refer to a watchtower.
Boy/Male
Scottish
from the craggy hills.
Boy/Male
Latin
Swift.
Boy/Male
Scottish Irish
From the craggy hills.' Tor is a name for a craggy hilltop and also may refer to a watchtower.
Boy/Male
Scottish
from the craggy hills.
Boy/Male
Italian
Tower.
Surname or Lastname
English (southern)
English (southern) : topographic name for someone living on the banks of the Tarrant river in Dorset, of which the name is of the same origin as Trent.Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Toráin (see Torrens).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the places so called, as for example Litton Cheney in Dorset (named from Old English hl̄de ‘torrent’ (from hlūd ‘loud’, ‘roaring’) + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’), or Litton in Somerset (from Old English hlid ‘slope’ or ‘gate’ + tūn), Derbyshire and North Yorkshire (both probably from Old English hlīð ‘slope’ + tūn).
Boy/Male
English Irish Scottish American Celtic
from the craggy hills.
Boy/Male
Norse
Son of Osvif.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Ledwell in Oxfordshire, named in Old English as ‘loud spring’ or ‘loud stream’, from Hl̄de (a river-name derived from hlūd ‘loud’, i.e. ‘roaring stream’, ‘torrent’) + wella ‘well’, ‘spring’, or ‘stream’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a tor or rocky hilltop (Old English torr, of Celtic origin), or a habitational name from any of the places named with this word, for example Torre or Torr in Devon, where the surname is frequent.English : nickname for someone thought to resemble a bull, Anglo-Norman French tor (Latin taurus).English : perhaps a habitational name from a minor place in Fife.
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TORR
a.
Acting with great force; furious; violent; impetuous; forcible; mighty; as, vehement wind; a vehement torrent; a vehement fire or heat.
imp. & p. p.
of Torrefy
a.
Violenty hot; drying or scorching with heat; burning; parching.
v. t.
To dry or parch, as drugs, on a metallic plate till they are friable, or are reduced to the state desired.
n.
A violent stream, as of water, lava, or the like; a stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice.
n.
A violent whirling wind; specifically (Meteorol.), a tempest distinguished by a rapid whirling and slow progressive motion, usually accompaned with severe thunder, lightning, and torrents of rain, and commonly of short duration and small breadth; a small cyclone.
a.
Of or pertaining to a torrent; having the character of a torrent; caused by a torrent .
n.
A gull.
n.
Rolling or rushing in a rapid stream.
v. t.
To dry by a fire.
n.
The act or process of torrefying, or the state of being torrefied.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Torrefy
a.
Parched; dried with heat; as, a torrid plain or desert.
n.
Fig.: A violent or rapid flow; a strong current; a flood; as, a torrent of vices; a torrent of eloquence.
n.
The quality or state of being torrid or parched.
n.
A worthless woman; also, a worthless horse.
n.
Torridness.
v. t.
To subject to scorching heat, so as to drive off volatile ingredients; to roast, as ores.
a.
Alt. of Torrentine
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.
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