TORRENTIAL


Meaning of TORRENTIAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ tȯ-ˈren(t)-shəl, tə- ]

adjective

Date: 1849

1.

a. : relating to or having the character of a torrent

torrential rains

b. : caused by or resulting from action of rapid streams

torrential gravel

2. : resembling a torrent in violence or rapidity of flow

• tor·ren·tial·ly -ˈren(t)-sh(ə-)lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.