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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

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

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 Kempster Miller

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