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Tor
Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of tore ("hard, difficult; strong; rich"). alt-of, alternative
- 1 Abbreviation of Toronto. abbreviation, alt-of
- 2 Abbreviation of The Onion Routing, an implementation of second-generation onion routing. abbreviation, alt-of
- 3 Abbreviation of Toronto. abbreviation, alt-of
- 1 A craggy outcrop of rock on the summit of a hill, created by the erosion and weathering of rock.
"Bursdon and Welsford were then, as now, a rolling range of dreary moors, unbroken by tor or tree, […]"
- 2 Initialism of terms of reference. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, plural, plural-only
- 3 Initialism of transcript of records. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
- 4 a high rocky hill wordnet
- 5 A hill with such rock formation.
"She had slipped the letters into her pocket next to the packet of antique documents and had taken an umbrella—as the sky was ominous out over the distant tors—and strolled around the manor house and down the road toward the village."
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- 6 Initialism of transcript of records, an official record of a student's or graduate's academic achievements at the college or university level, including all courses taken, grades earned, and credits. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, plural, plural-only
- 7 Initialism of terms of reference. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
"What I am seeing is governance committees (and therefore, whole Boards) being exposed to risk through the ‘cut n paste’ development of their ToR."
- 8 a prominent rock or pile of rocks on a hill wordnet
- 9 Symbol for tons of refrigeration. alt-of, symbol, uncountable
Etymology
From Middle English tor, torr-, from Old English torr, tor (“a high rock, lofty hill, tower”), possibly from Proto-Celtic, compare Old Welsh *tor (“hill”); ultimately from Latin turris (“tower”), from Ancient Greek τύρρις (túrrhis), τύρσις (túrsis, “tower”), of non-Indo-European origin. Cognate with Cornish tor, Scottish Gaelic tòrr, Welsh twr, Irish tor, French tor, and Romansch tor/tur/tuor; the first four are Celtic (from Latin turris), the last two directly from Latin turris (from Ancient Greek τύρρις (túrrhis) and τύρσις (túrsis)). It is not clear whether the Celtic forms were borrowed from Old English or vice versa. Doublet of tourelle, tower, and turret.
Acronym of The Onion Routing.
Clipping of Toronto.
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