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DOUGHNUT-SHAPED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does doughnut-shaped mean?
• DOUGHNUT-SHAPED (adjective)
The adjective DOUGHNUT-SHAPED has 1 sense:
1. shaped like a ring
Familiarity information: DOUGHNUT-SHAPED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Shaped like a ring
Synonyms:
annular; annulate; annulated; circinate; doughnut-shaped; ring-shaped; ringed
Similar:
rounded (curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged)
Context examples
The unified model answers this question by proposing that every black hole is surrounded by a dusty, doughnut-shaped structure called a torus.
(NASA's WISE findings poke hole in black hole 'Doughnut' theory, NASA)
The microscopic, 3D-printed, doughnut-shaped tori are coated with nickel and platinum and bridge the gap between biological and synthetic swimmers.
(Tiny swimming 'doughnuts' deliver the biomedical goods, National Science Foundation)
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