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

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Etymology

Origin of toroidal

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

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Example Sentences

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toroidal

"The core innovation lies in the nonlinear metasurface that converts shaped near-infrared femtosecond laser pulses into tailored terahertz toroidal light pulses," said first author Li Niu from Tianjin University, who conducted the experiments.

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

Over time, the "meridional flow," an equator-to-pole circulation in the convective zone, ushers these superficial magnetic fields back toward the poles, converting the toroidal fields back into poloidal ones.

From Science Magazine ● May 30, 2019

The tokamak's toroidal coil confines charged particles into a circular path with a helical twist due to the circulating ions themselves.

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015

It was their toroidal movement around a circular axis which moved independently in any direction that first suggested to him the principles of his discovery.

From L.P.M. : the end of the Great War by J. Stewart (John Stewart) Barney

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