Torus Definition

tôrəs
tori
noun
tori
Any rounded projection or swelling.
Webster's New World
A large, convex molding used at the base of columns, etc., just above the plinth.
Webster's New World

Receptacle.

Webster's New World
The receptacle of a flower.
American Heritage
A thick spot at the center of the pit membrane in bordered pits of xylem cells.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Torus

Noun

Singular:
torus
Plural:
tori, toruses

Origin of Torus

  • From Latin torus (“swelling, protuberance").

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin bulge, knot, torus

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Torus Sentence Examples

  • The enlarged torus covering the ovary.

  • The columns have marked entasis, and the flutings end in a semicircle, above which is generally a torus (always present in the so-called temple of Ceres).

  • A similar band of ornament runs round the top of the walls outside, and at their base is a reeded torus.

  • The termination of the peduncle, or the part on which the whorls of the flower are arranged, is called the thalamus, torus or receptacle.

  • The axis is usually very much contracted, no internodes being developed, and the portion bearing the floral leaves, termed the thalamus or torus, frequently expands into a conical, flattened or hollowed expansion; at other times, though rarely, the internodes are developed and it is elongated.

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Words Starting With

TTOTOR

Words Ending With

SUSRUS

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