Toroid (Noun)
Meaning 1
The doughnut-shaped object enclosed by a torus.
Classification
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes.
Examples
- The toroid shape of a standard doughnut allowed it to retain its filling well.
- A toroid is a classic example of a shape generated by revolving a circle around an axis.
- The designers of the spacecraft's magnetic field generator chose a toroid shape for its compactness.
- This coil of wire was actually a toroid, its circular shape allowing the magnetic field to build up.
- Mathematicians and engineers have used the toroid shape in solving problems in geometry and electromagnetism.
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Meaning 2
A ring-shaped surface generated by rotating a circle around an axis that does not intersect the circle.
Classification
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes.