Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A surface generated by a closed curve rotating about, but not intersecting or containing, an axis in its own plane.
- noun A solid having such a surface.
- noun A body having the shape of a toroid.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
toroidal . - noun A surface or solid of revolution determined by revolving any closed-plane contour about an axis in its plane which does not intersect it.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun mathematics A
surface generated by a closedcurve (especially acircle )rotating about, but notintersecting orcontaining , anaxis in its ownplane . - noun A
ring -shaped object whose surface is atorus .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a ring-shaped surface generated by rotating a circle around an axis that does not intersect the circle
- noun the doughnut-shaped object enclosed by a torus
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I think you were just missing the need for the patch where the "toroid" was. just a quick Q: why all the UCS changes?
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The key component is the car's flywheel accumulator, a washer drum-sized device sitting in the cockpit that stores electrical energy mechanically, in a toroid-shaped mass spinning at up to 38,000 rpm.
Lessons from the Auto Show Dan Neil 2011
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In response to a few quick taps of his razor-sharp claws, the darkened screen lit up and displayed what was obviously a highly magnified view of a complex molecular form, its toroid surface studded with innumerable side chains; it reminded Riker of one of the perceptually deceptive drawings of M. C. Escher.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Seize the Fire Michael A. Martin 2010
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In response to a few quick taps of his razor-sharp claws, the darkened screen lit up and displayed what was obviously a highly magnified view of a complex molecular form, its toroid surface studded with innumerable side chains; it reminded Riker of one of the perceptually deceptive drawings of M. C. Escher.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Seize the Fire Michael A. Martin 2010
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In response to a few quick taps of his razor-sharp claws, the darkened screen lit up and displayed what was obviously a highly magnified view of a complex molecular form, its toroid surface studded with innumerable side chains; it reminded Riker of one of the perceptually deceptive drawings of M. C. Escher.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Seize the Fire Michael A. Martin 2010
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X-rays generated by a young star burst nursery around Sag-A however, that "brighter" spherical concentration peeked my curiosity esp. that dark area and jet within the toroid.
Great Observatories Combine for Stunning Look at Milky Way | Universe Today 2009
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Pivar's model of development has long been that we achieve the diversity of organismal form by starting with a torus, and that fluid movements and distortions of the toroid form lead to the more elaborate forms at the end of development.
A Day in Court? 2007
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The complexity of reliable mini-toroid formation and acceleration with compact, relatively low-cost equipment remains to be determined.
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I am hoping there is a hint at what is causing that corkscrew spiral emanating from the toroid hole.
Great Observatories Combine for Stunning Look at Milky Way | Universe Today 2009
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Now if only those object designators could be superimpose onto this image. i.e. is Sgr A* the presumed center/BH inside what looks to be the donut hole of the "brighter" toroid/sphere in this image?
Great Observatories Combine for Stunning Look at Milky Way | Universe Today 2009
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