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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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Etymology

Origin of toroidal

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

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Post-separation, it was shown that the terminus-free closed toroidal structure led to higher energy and more efficient luminescence when compared to random coils.

From Science Daily Feb. 13, 2024

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

In SPARC, researcher will use 18 coils like the 20 Tesla prototype to surround a toroidal vacuum chamber.

From Science Magazine Sep. 8, 2021

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

Where the toroidal type of repeating coil is employed, the diagram of Fig.

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

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