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toroid

[tawr-oid, tohr-]
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noun Geometry.
  1. a surface generated by the revolution of any closed plane curve or contour about an axis lying in its plane.
  2. the solid enclosed by such a surface.

Origin of toroid

First recorded in 1895–1900; tor(us) + -oid
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British Dictionary definitions for toroid

toroid

noun
  1. geometry a surface generated by rotating a closed plane curve about a coplanar line that does not intersect the curve
  2. the solid enclosed by such a surfaceSee also torus
Derived Formstoroidal, adjective
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toroid in Science

toroid

[tôr′oid′]
  1. A surface generated by rotating a closed curve about an axis that is in the same plane as the curve but does not intersect it.
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