Associations to the word «Toroid»

Wiktionary

TOROID, noun. (mathematics) A surface generated by a closed curve (especially a circle) rotating about, but not intersecting or containing, an axis in its own plane.
TOROID, noun. A ring-shaped object whose surface is a torus.

Dictionary definition

TOROID, noun. The doughnut-shaped object enclosed by a torus.
TOROID, noun. A ring-shaped surface generated by rotating a circle around an axis that does not intersect the circle.

Wise words

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