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Torus

noun
/ˈtɔːɹəs/
Word Frequency: 0.6

Definitions

1.nounA topological space which is a product of two circles.
"A 4-variable Karnaugh map can be thought of, topologically, as being a torus."
2.nounThe standard representation of such a space in 3-dimensional Euclidean space: a shape consisting of a ring with a circular cross-section: the shape of an inner tube or hollow doughnut.
3.noun(in combination, n-torus, 4-torus, etc.) The product of the specified number of circles.
4.nounA molding which projects at the base of a column and above the plinth.
5.nounThe end of the peduncle or flower stalk to which the floral parts (or in the Asteraceae, the florets of a flower head) are attached; receptacle, thalamus.
6.nounA rounded ridge, especially one on the occipital bone.

Synonyms

toroidtoresolid torustorroidanchor ringhypertoroidsemitorusvortex ringsemitoroidannuluscircumplanetary diskhypotrochoid

Rhymes With

chorusclitoristhesaurusdorisporoussorusstegosaurusslow loris
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