TORUS (tori)

Pronunciation (US):

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Irregular inflected form: tori   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does torus mean? 

• TORUS (noun)
  The noun TORUS has 2 senses:

1. a ring-shaped surface generated by rotating a circle around an axis that does not intersect the circle

2. commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column

  Familiarity information: TORUS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TORUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A ring-shaped surface generated by rotating a circle around an axis that does not intersect the circle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes

Synonyms:

toroid; torus

Hypernyms ("torus" is a kind of...):

round shape (a shape that is curved and without sharp angles)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "torus"):

core; magnetic core ((computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded by semiconductor memories)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

tore; torus

Hypernyms ("torus" is a kind of...):

molding; moulding (a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing)

 Context examples 

But it's difficult to harness these microorganisms' abilities for biomedical purposes, so researchers are now manufacturing artificial microswimmers called tori that would fit the bill.

(Tiny swimming 'doughnuts' deliver the biomedical goods, National Science Foundation)

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)

Vertical tori are 3D-printed upright and are dipped in nickel and platinum.

(Tiny swimming 'doughnuts' deliver the biomedical goods, National Science Foundation)

Horizontal tori are printed flat on a supporting glass slide, then glazed with nickel and platinum.

(Tiny swimming 'doughnuts' deliver the biomedical goods, National Science Foundation)

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)