TOROID


Meaning of TOROID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtȯr-ˌȯid ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.