Toroid
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A surface generated by a closed curve (especially a circle) rotating about, but not intersecting or containing, an axis in its own plane.
- 2 a ring-shaped surface generated by rotating a circle around an axis that does not intersect the circle wordnet
- 3 A ring-shaped object whose surface is a torus.
"Toroid and lumen diameter were easily controlled by micromold design, and toroid thickness was controlled by seeding density. When harvested, toroids' were stable, but underwent predictable changes over time with their lumens narrowing."
- 4 the doughnut-shaped object enclosed by a torus wordnet
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More examples"Toroid and lumen diameter were easily controlled by micromold design, and toroid thickness was controlled by seeding density. When harvested, toroids' were stable, but underwent predictable changes over time with their lumens narrowing."
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