Dictionary

torrential en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /təˈɹɛn.t͡ʃəl/ (US)
• /təˈɹɛn.tʃəl/ (UK)
• (Australia) audio
• /tɒɹˈɛn.tʃəl/ (UK)
• /tɔˈɹɛn.t͡ʃəl/ (US)
• (Northern-California) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English torrent Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English torrential From torrent + -ial.

Meanings

1. Coming or characterized by torrents; flowing heavily or in large quantities.
   • There was a torrential downpour and we were all soaked.
   • torrential rain
   • On the Saturday, October 1, the torrential rains began to wreak damage east of Exeter. 1960 December, “Talking of Trains: The railways and the Devon floods”, in Trains Illustrated, page 709:

Forms

Deriveds

torrentiality · torrentially

Relateds

toast · torrent · torrid

Translations (35)

ru проливно́й (coming or characterized by torrents; flowing heavily or in large quantities) · fi rankka (coming or characterized by torrents; flowing heavily or in large quantities) · gl arrabecido (coming or characterized by torrents; flowing heavily or in large quantities) · bg проливен (coming or characterized by torrents; flowing heavily or in large quantities) · hy տեղատարափ (coming or characterized by torrents; flowing heavily or in large quantities) · ca torrencial (coming or characterized by torrents; flowing heavily or in large quantities) · sv strömmande (coming or characterized by torrents; flowing heavily or in large quantities) · is straumharður (coming or characterized by torrents; flowing heavily or in large quantities) · de wolkenbruchartig (coming or characterized by torrents; flowing heavily or in large quantities) · is helli- (coming or characterized by torrents; flowing heavily or in large quantities) · fr diluvien (coming or characterized by torrents; flowing heavily or in large quantities) · be праліўны́ (coming or characterized by torrents; flowing heavily or in large quantities) · pt torrencial (coming or characterized by torrents; flowing heavily or in large quantities) · mi tā whakarere (coming or characterized by torrents; flowing heavily or in large quantities) · tl lirit (coming or characterized by torrents; flowing heavily or in large quantities) · de sintflutartig (coming or characterized by torrents; flowing heavily or in large quantities) · is fossandi (coming or characterized by torrents; flowing heavily or in large quantities) · fi vuolas (coming or characterized by torrents; flowing heavily or in large quantities) · io torentala (coming or characterized by torrents; flowing heavily or in large quantities) · hy հորդ (coming or characterized by torrents; flowing heavily or in large quantities) · it torrenziale (coming or characterized by torrents; flowing heavily or in large quantities) · de sturzflutartig (coming or characterized by torrents; flowing heavily or in large quantities) · fr torrentiel (coming or characterized by torrents; flowing heavily or in large quantities) · gl debrocado (coming or characterized by torrents; flowing heavily or in large quantities) · es torrencial (coming or characterized by torrents; flowing heavily or in large quantities) · io torentatra (coming or characterized by torrents; flowing heavily or in large quantities) · bg пороен (coming or characterized by torrents; flowing heavily or in large quantities) · el καταρρακτώδης (coming or characterized by torrents; flowing heavily or in large quantities) · ga folcmhar (coming or characterized by torrents; flowing heavily or in large quantities) · sv forsande (coming or characterized by torrents; flowing heavily or in large quantities) · es diluviano (coming or characterized by torrents; flowing heavily or in large quantities) · fi raivoisa (coming or characterized by torrents; flowing heavily or in large quantities) · sv störtande (coming or characterized by torrents; flowing heavily or in large quantities) · mi makerewhatu (coming or characterized by torrents; flowing heavily or in large quantities) · is flaumur (coming or characterized by torrents; flowing heavily or in large quantities)