TOROID

torus, toroid

(noun) a ring-shaped surface generated by rotating a circle around an axis that does not intersect the circle

toroid

(noun) the doughnut-shaped object enclosed by a torus

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

toroid (plural toroids)

(mathematics) A surface generated by a closed curve (especially a circle) rotating about, but not intersecting or containing, an axis in its own plane.

A ring-shaped object whose surface is a torus.

Anagrams

• Dorito

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