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

When near-infrared femtosecond laser pulses with different polarization patterns strike the metasurface, the device generates distinct terahertz toroidal 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

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 Barney, J. Stewart (John Stewart)