to·roid (tôr oid , t r -)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.
[tor(us) + -oid.]
to·roi dal (tô-roid l) adj. |
toroid (tôr oid ) A surface generated by rotating a closed curve about an axis that is in the same plane as the curve but does not intersect it. |
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| Noun | 1. | toroid - the doughnut-shaped object enclosed by a torussolid - a three-dimensional shape |
| 2. | toroid - a ring-shaped surface generated by rotating a circle around an axis that does not intersect the circlemagnetic 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core - (computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded by semiconductor memories; "each core has three wires passing through it, providing the means to select and detect the contents of each bit" round shape - a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 |