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Torus

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Noun

1. toroid, torus

a ring-shaped surface generated by rotating a circle around an axis that does not intersect the circle

2. tore, torus

commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Torus

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noun plural -ri (-raɪ)
1. Also called: tore
a large convex moulding approximately semicircular in cross section, esp one used on the base of a classical column
2. geometry
a ring-shaped surface generated by rotating a circle about a coplanar line that does not intersect the circle. Area: 4π2Rr; volume: 2π2Rr2, where r is the radius of the circle and R is the distance from the line to the centre of the circle
3. botany another name for receptacle (sense 2)
4. anatomy
a ridge, fold, or similar linear elevation
5. astronomy
a dense ring of gas and dust which surrounds a dying star, containing most of the star's ejected gas

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Torus

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nounWord forms: plural ˈtoˌri (ˈtɔrˌraɪ ; tôrˈrīˌ; ˈtɔraɪ ; tôrˈī)
1.  Anatomy
any rounded projection or swelling
2.  Architecture
a large, convex molding used at the base of columns, etc., just above the plinth
3.  Botany
a. 
receptacle (sense 3) receptacle (sense 3a)
b. 
a thick spot at the center of the pit membrane in bordered pits of xylem cells
4.  Geometry
a surface, or its enclosed solid, generated by the revolution of a conic about any line that is external to the conic but in the same plane, as a doughnut-shaped figure that is generated by a circle or an ellipse

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Torus

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n. pl. to·ri (tôrī)
1. Architecture A large convex molding, semicircular in cross section, located at the base of a classical column.
2. Anatomy A bulging or rounded projection or swelling.
3. Botany
a. The receptacle of a flower.
b. A thickened area in the middle of the membrane that connects the pits of tracheids in conifers and certain other gymnosperms.
4. Mathematics A toroid generated by a circle; a surface having the shape of a doughnut. Also called tore2.

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