microtoroid

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noun

Any of an array of small ring-shaped structures, normally on the surface of a semiconductor substrate, that function as resonators in photonic devices.

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Meanings

nounmicrotoroid (plural microtoroids)

plural microtoroids

  1. natural sciencesAny of an array of small ring-shaped structures, normally on the surface of a semiconductor substrate, that function as resonators in photonic devices.

Origin

From micro- + toroid.

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APA

microtoroid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microtoroid

MLA

“microtoroid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microtoroid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microtoroid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microtoroid.

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