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toroid

/ˈtɔː.rɔɪd/

Traduction: Nom désignant un objet en forme de beignet ou une surface annulaire engendrée par la rotation d'un cercle autour d'un axe extérieur à ce cercle.

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C2formalcommonscientific/ˈtɔː.rɔɪd/

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.

  • 🇫🇷Nom désignant un objet en forme de beignet ou une surface annulaire engendrée par la rotation d'un cercle autour d'un axe extérieur à ce cercle.
  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.

    🇫🇷Tore

    Synonymes: 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.

    🇫🇷Tore

    Synonymes: anchor ringtorus

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