toroidal

Variant of toroid

toroid Definition

to·roid (tō′ro̵id′, tôr′o̵id′)

noun

Elec. a doughnut-shaped coil
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

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toroidal Telecom Definition

Ring-shaped, or donut-shaped. See loading coil.

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