torus

Noun

Meaning

A lage molding used in the bases of columns. Its profile is semicircular. See Illust. of Molding.

One of the ventral parapodia of tubicolous annelids. It usually has the form of an oblong thickening or elevation of the integument with rows of uncini or hooks along the center. See Illust. under Tubicolae.

The receptacle, or part of the flower on which the carpels stand.

See 3d Tore, 2.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

hill frieze bull rise core ring roll cylinder elevation flower projection spindle bead receptacle exaltation
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Antonyms

depression decline not spherical figure not-rounded figure noncircular figure

Hypernyms

molding moulding round shape

Hyponyms

core magnetic core

Related terms

torus tubarius

Phrases with the word

torus-shaped bread supraorbital torus

Derivatives

tori

Anagrams

roust sourt stour sutor Rusto Tours

Examples

Achieving a stable plasma equilibrium requires magnetic field lines that move around the torus in a helical shape. Source: Internet

3D pinched torus / 4D Möbius tube The pinched torus immersion of the Klein bottle. Source: Internet

A less used presentation of the Möbius strip is as the topological quotient of a torus. Source: Internet

Alternatively, the plasma can be viewed as a torus of fluid with a magnetic field frozen in. The plasma pressure results in a force that tends to expand the torus. Source: Internet

Also, we can see that the LTSC torus maximum diameter is always smaller for a HTSC magnet than LTSC due to higher magnetic field operation. Source: Internet

A particle's orbit will have larger curvature on the inner limb of the orbit than on the outer, leading to a net migration away from the center of the torus. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

torulous torulus Toruno torus tubarius torus-shaped bread Torvalds