English-Thai Dictionary

Torrid Zone

N ส่วน ผิว โลก ที่อยู่ ด้าน ข้าง เส้นศูนย์สูตร  suan-pil-lok-ti-yu-trong-sen-suan-sud

 

torrid

ADJ ที่ ถูก เผา จน แห้ง เกรียม  ti-puk-pao-jon-hang-kiam

 

torrid

ADJ ที่ มี อารมณ์ รุนแรง (โดย เฉพาะเรื่อง ทางเพศ  ardent ti-me-ar-rom-ruan-rang

 

torrid

ADJ ที่ ร้อน จน ทำให้ แห้ง เกรียม ได้ (ใช้กับ อากาศ  blazing fiery ti-ron-jon-tam-hai-hang-kiam-dai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TORRID

a.[L. torridus, from torreo, to roast. ] 1. Parched; dried with heat; as a torrid plain or desert.
2. Violently hot; burning or parching; as a torrid heat.
Torrid zone, in geography, that space or broad belt of the earth included between the tropics, over which the sun is vertical at some period every year, and where the heat is always great.

 

TORRIDNESS

n.The state of being very hot or parched.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TORRID

Tor "rid, a. Etym: [L. torridus, fr. torrere to parch, to burn, akin to E. Thist: cf. F. torride. See Thirst. ]

 

1. Parched; dried with heat; as, a torrid plain or desert. "Barca or Cyrene's torrid soil. " Milton.

 

2. Violenty hot; drying or scorching with heat; burning; parching. "Torrid heat. " Milton. Torrid zone (Geog.), that space or board belt of the earth, included between the tropics, over which the sun is vertical at some period of every year, and the heat is always great.

 

TORRIDITY

TORRIDITY Tor *rid "i *ty, n.

 

Defn: Torridness. [R.]

 

TORRIDNESS

TORRIDNESS Tor "rid *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality or state of being torrid or parched.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

torrid

tor rid |ˈtôrəd, ˈtär -ˈtɔrəd | ▶adjective 1 very hot and dry: the torrid heat of the afternoon. • full of passionate or highly charged emotions arising from sexual love: a torrid love affair. 2 full of difficulty or tribulation: Wall Street is in for a torrid time in the next few weeks. DERIVATIVES tor rid i ty |təˈriditē |noun, tor rid ly adverb ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French torride or Latin torridus, from torrere ‘parch, scorch. ’

 

Torridonian

Torridonian |ˌtɒrɪˈdəʊnɪən | ▶adjective Geology relating to or denoting the later stage of the Proterozoic aeon in NW Scotland, from about 1100 to 600 million years ago. • (as noun the Torridonian ) the Torridonian period, or the system of rocks deposited during it. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from the name of Loch Torridon, in NW Scotland, + -ian .

 

torrid zone

tor rid zone |ˈtɔrəd zoʊn |(also Torrid Zone ) ▶noun the hot central belt of the earth bounded by the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.

 

Oxford Dictionary

torrid

tor ¦rid |ˈtɒrɪd | ▶adjective 1 very hot and dry: the torrid heat of the afternoon. • full of passion arising from sexual love: a torrid love affair. 2 Brit. full of difficulty: he'd been given a pretty torrid time by the nation's voters. 3 N. Amer. (especially in financial contexts ) characterized by intense activity; hard to contain or stop: the world's most torrid economies. DERIVATIVES torridity |-ˈrɪdɪti |noun, torridly adverb ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French torride or Latin torridus, from torrere ‘parch, scorch ’.

 

Torridonian

Torridonian |ˌtɒrɪˈdəʊnɪən | ▶adjective Geology relating to or denoting the later stage of the Proterozoic aeon in NW Scotland, from about 1100 to 600 million years ago. • (as noun the Torridonian ) the Torridonian period, or the system of rocks deposited during it. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from the name of Loch Torridon, in NW Scotland, + -ian .

 

torrid zone

tor ¦rid zone ▶noun the hot central belt of the earth bounded by the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

torrid

torrid adjective 1 a torrid summer: hot, dry, scorching, searing, blazing, blistering, sweltering, burning, sultry; informal boiling (hot ), baking (hot ), sizzling. ANTONYMS cold, wet. 2 a torrid affair: passionate, ardent, lustful, amorous; informal steamy, sultry, sizzling, hot. ANTONYMS passionless.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

torrid

torrid adjective 1 a torrid summer: hot, sweltering, sultry, scorching, boiling, parching, sizzling, roasting, blazing, burning, blistering, tropical, stifling, suffocating, oppressive; dry, arid, barren, parched, waterless, desert. ANTONYMS cold, cool, wet. 2 a torrid affair: passionate, impassioned, ardent, intense, inflamed, fervent, fervid, lustful, amorous, erotic, sexy; informal steamy, sizzling, hot. ANTONYMS passionless, unemotional.

 

French Dictionary

torride

torride adj. adjectif Extrêmement chaud. : Un été torride. SYNONYME brûlant ; tropical . Note Orthographique to rr ide.

 

Spanish Dictionary

tórrido, -da

tórrido, -da adjetivo Que es muy caluroso o muy ardiente :verano tórrido; calor tórrido; aquella tarde soplaba un vientecillo tórrido del este; volvió una tórrida tarde de finales de julio; (fig ) se vio envuelto en una tórrida historia de amor . VÉASE zona tórrida .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

torrid

tor rid /tɔ́ːrəd |tɔ́r -/形容詞 1 〈感情 物語などが 〉熱烈な, 激しい .2 ｟文 ｠〈気候 風土が 〉焼けつくように暑い, 炎熱の ▸ torrid heat 焦熱 3 (苦難で )つらい .T -́ Z ò ne, ～́ z ò ne 〖the ～〗熱帯 (→zone ).～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞

 

torridity

tor rid i ty /tɔːrɪ́dəti |tɔr -/名詞 U 炎熱, 焦熱 .