toroid

to·roid

T0278200 (tôr′oid′)n.1. Mathematics a. A surface generated by a closed curve rotating about, but not intersecting or containing, an axis in its own plane.b. A solid having such a surface.2. A body having the shape of a toroid.

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[tor(us) + -oid.]

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to·roi′dal (tô-roid′l) adj.

toroid

(ˈtɔːrɔɪd) n1. (Mathematics) geometry a surface generated by rotating a closed plane curve about a coplanar line that does not intersect the curve2. (Mathematics) the solid enclosed by such a surface. See also torus toˈroidal adj

to•roid

(ˈtɔr ɔɪd, ˈtoʊr-)

n. 1. a surface generated by the revolution of any closed plane curve or contour about an axis lying in its plane. 2. the solid enclosed by such a surface. [1895–1900; tor (us) + -oid] to•roi′dal, adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	toroid - the doughnut-shaped object enclosed by a torussolid - a three-dimensional shapeanchor ring, annulus, doughnut, halo, ring - a toroidal shape; "a ring of ships in the harbor"; "a halo of smoke"
	2.	toroid - a ring-shaped surface generated by rotating a circle around an axis that does not intersect the circletorusmagnetic core, core - (computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded by semiconductor memories; "each core has three wires passing through it, providing the means to select and detect the contents of each bit"round shape - a shape that is curved and without sharp angles