toroidal

American  

[taw-roid-l, toh-, tawr-oi-dl, tohr-] / tɔˈrɔɪd l, toʊ-, ˈtɔr ɔɪ dl, ˈtoʊr- /

adjective

Geometry.

1. of or relating to a toroid.

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Other Word Forms

• toroidally
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of toroidal

First recorded in 1885–90; toroid + -al ¹

Example Sentences

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toroidal

To address this limitation, the researchers designed an integrated device capable of toggling between electric and magnetic toroidal vortex patterns in free-space terahertz pulses.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 4, 2026

The issue, the federal auto safety regulators contend, is that the hybrid toroidal inflators are made using friction welding, which builds up weld slag.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 6, 2023

The modelers use intense toroidal magnetism as a proxy for sunspot-producing bands.

From Science Magazine ● May 30, 2019

For example, the toroidal coil used to confine the reactive particles in tokamaks is much like a solenoid bent into a circle.

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015

Toroidal:—Another type of retardation coil, called the toroidal type due to the fact that its core is a torus formed by winding a continuous length of fine iron wire, is shown in diagram in Fig.

From Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. by Miller, Kempster