toroid

A noun referring to a doughnut-shaped object or a ring-shaped surface generated by rotating a circle around an axis that does not intersect the circle.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das einen Körper in Form eines Donuts oder eine ringförmige Oberfläche bezeichnet, die durch Rotation eines Kreises um eine Achse entsteht, die diesen Kreis nicht schneidet.

1. Doughnut-shaped object C1 formal technical

   A three-dimensional object shaped like a doughnut, enclosed by a torus.

   • The toroid was used as a core for the electromagnetic coil.
   • Engineers designed a toroid to minimize magnetic field leakage.
   • The particle accelerator's storage ring is a massive toroid.

   🇩🇪Toroid

   Synonyme: torus

2. Ring-shaped surface C1 formal technical

   A surface generated by rotating a circle around an axis that does not intersect the circle.

   • In topology, a toroid is a surface of revolution with a hole in the middle.
   • The shape of a toroid can be described mathematically by parametric equations.
   • A toroid has a genus of one, meaning it has a single hole.

   🇩🇪Torusfläche

   Synonyme: anchor ringtorus

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