Meanings
plural toroids
- mathematicsA surface generated by a closed curve (especially a circle) rotating about, but not intersecting or containing, an axis in its own plane.
However, because of the lack of guiding principles for the construction of toroids, researchers have not widely studied the self-assembly of toroidal nanostructures as compared with the work on other supramolecular architectures.
2013 September, Yongju Kim, Wen Li, Suyong Shin, Myongsoo Lee, “Development of Toroidal Nanostructures by Self-Assembly: Rational Designs and Applications”, in Accounts of Chemical Research, volume 46, number 121 more example
Toroid and lumen diameter were easily controlled by micromold design, and toroid thickness was controlled by seeding density. When harvested, toroids' were stable, but underwent predictable changes over time with their lumens narrowing.
2010 February, Christine M. Livoti, and Jeffrey R. Morgan, “Self-Assembly and Tissue Fusion of Toroid-Shaped Minimal Building Units”, in Tissue Engineering Part A, volume 16, number 9- mathematicsA ring-shaped solid object whose surface is a torus.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna ring-shaped surface generated by rotating a circle around an axis that does not intersect the circle
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian тороид, тороид
- тороид (toroid)ring-shaped object whose surface is a torus
- тороид (toroid)surface generated by a closed curve (especially a circle) rotating about, but not intersecting or containing, an axis in its own plane
Finnish toroidi, toroidi
- toroidiring-shaped object whose surface is a torus
- toroidisurface generated by a closed curve (especially a circle) rotating about, but not intersecting or containing, an axis in its own plane
German Toroid
- Toroidsurface generated by a closed curve (especially a circle) rotating about, but not intersecting or containing, an axis in its own plane
Polish toroid, toroid
- toroidring-shaped object whose surface is a torus
- toroidsurface generated by a closed curve (especially a circle) rotating about, but not intersecting or containing, an axis in its own plane
Russian тороид
- тороид (toroid)surface generated by a closed curve (especially a circle) rotating about, but not intersecting or containing, an axis in its own plane
Spanish toroide
- toroidesurface generated by a closed curve (especially a circle) rotating about, but not intersecting or containing, an axis in its own plane
Tagalog malabagway
- malabagwayring-shaped object whose surface is a torus
Ukrainian тороїд
- тороїд (torojid)surface generated by a closed curve (especially a circle) rotating about, but not intersecting or containing, an axis in its own plane
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Cite this entry
toroid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toroid
“toroid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toroid. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “toroid,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toroid.
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