tori

[ tawr-ahy, tohr-ahy ]

/ ˈtɔr aɪ, ˈtoʊr aɪ /

noun

plural of torus.

Nearby words

torus

[ tawr-uh s, tohr- ]

/ ˈtɔr əs, ˈtoʊr- /

noun, plural to·ri [tawr-ahy, tohr-ahy] /ˈtɔr aɪ, ˈtoʊr aɪ/.

Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.

Geometry.

a doughnut-shaped surface generated by the revolution of a conic, especially a circle, about an exterior line lying in its plane.
the solid enclosed by such a surface.

Botany.

the receptacle of a flower.
a thickening of the wall membrane in the bordered pits occurring in the tracheid cells of the wood of many conifers.

Anatomy. a rounded ridge; a protuberant part.

Origin of torus

1555–65; < Latin: literally, strand, thong, raised ridge

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British Dictionary definitions for tori

tori

/ (ˈtɔːraɪ) /

noun

the plural of torus

torus

/ (ˈtɔːrəs) /

noun plural -ri (-raɪ)

Also called: tore a large convex moulding approximately semicircular in cross section, esp one used on the base of a classical column

geometry a ring-shaped surface generated by rotating a circle about a coplanar line that does not intersect the circle. Area: 4π² Rr; volume: 2π² Rr ², where r is the radius of the circle and R is the distance from the line to the centre of the circle

botany another name for receptacle (def. 2)

anatomy a ridge, fold, or similar linear elevation

astronomy a dense ring of gas and dust which surrounds a dying star, containing most of the star's ejected gas

Word Origin for torus

C16: from Latin: a swelling, of obscure origin

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Word Origin and History for tori

Tori

fem. proper name, short for Victoria.

torus

1560s, from Latin torus "a swelling, bulge, knot; cushion, couch."

Medicine definitions for tori

torus

[ tôr′əs ]

n. pl. to•ri (tôr′ī)

A bulging or rounded projection or swelling, such as is caused by a bone or muscle.

Science definitions for tori

torus

[ tôr′əs ]

Plural tori (tôr′ī)

A surface generated by rotating a circle about an axis that is in the same plane as the circle but does not intersect it. A torus resembles a donut and is a subtype of toroid.

The torus-shaped apparatus that contains plasma in nuclear fusion reactors.