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subtorus

noun

A smaller torus-shaped structure within a larger torus.

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Meanings

nounsubtorus (plural subtori)

plural subtori

mathematicsA smaller torus-shaped structure within a larger torus.
It is evident from the proof of Theorem 2 that the subtorus M is selected randomly and uniformly over the collection of all k-dimensional coordinate subtori.
2014, Bo'az Klartag, Emanuel Milman, Geometric Aspects of Functional Analysis: Israel Seminar (GAFA) 2011-2013, page 130

Origin

From sub- + torus.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with subtorus

thesaurus chorus Taurus porous torus Horus tyrannosaurus decorous chlorous dawn chorus Eye of Horus hypertorus keratotorus nanotorus polytorus Qianzhousaurus saprovorous -saurus supertorus

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APA

subtorus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subtorus

MLA

“subtorus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subtorus. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subtorus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subtorus.

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