noun Download 🔗Share A topological space which is a product of two circles. Examples : "A 4-variable Karnaugh map can be thought of, topologically, as being a torus." math space figure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The standard representation of such a space in 3-dimensional Euclidean space: a shape consisting of a ring with a circular cross-section: the shape of an inner tube or hollow doughnut. Examples : "The baker shaped the dough into a torus before deep-frying it to make a delicious doughnut. " math space figure structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (in combination, n-torus, 4-torus, etc.) The product of the specified number of circles. Examples : "Imagine a donut; that shape is an example of a torus. " math space Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A molding which projects at the base of a column and above the plinth. Examples : "The classical column featured a wide torus at its base, providing a decorative transition between the column shaft and the plinth it rested upon. " architecture building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The end of the peduncle or flower stalk to which the floral parts (or in the Asteraceae, the florets of a flower head) are attached; receptacle, thalamus. Examples : "The botanist carefully examined the sunflower, noting that all the individual florets were attached to the torus, or receptacle, at the top of the stalk. " plant biology part anatomy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A rounded ridge, especially one on the occipital bone. Examples : "The doctor palpated the back of the patient's head and noted a prominent torus on the occipital bone. " anatomy body medicine physiology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading