toroidal

Variant of toroid

toroid definition

to·roid (tō′ro̵id′, tôr′o̵id′)

noun

  1. Elec. a doughnut-shaped coil
  2. Geom. a surface, or its enclosed solid, generated by any closed plane curve rotating about a straight line in its own plane

Etymology: tor(e) + -oid

Related Forms:

  • toroidal to·roi′·dal (tō ro̵id′'l) adjective

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