TOROID


Meaning of TOROID in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' to ̇ r- ˌ o ̇ id

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin torus

Date: 1886

1 : a surface generated by a closed plane curve rotated about a line that lies in the same plane as the curve but does not intersect it

2 : a body whose surface has the form of a toroid

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