torus

A noun referring to a ring-shaped surface generated by rotating a circle around an axis that does not intersect the circle, or the lowest molding at the base of a column.

• 🇫🇷Nom masculin désignant une surface en forme d'anneau ou de tore, engendrée par la rotation d'un cercle autour d'un axe extérieur à ce cercle, ou, en architecture, un moulure convexe (boudin) à la base d'une colonne.

1. Ring-shaped surface C1 formal technical

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

   • A donut is a common example of a torus shape.
   • The mathematician studied the properties of a torus in topology.
   • The torus is a fundamental shape in geometry.

   🇫🇷Tore (surface)

   Synonymes: anchor ringdonut

2. Architectural molding C2 formal art

   A large convex molding, typically semicircular in cross-section, used at the base of a column.

   • The base of the ancient column was decorated with a torus.
   • The architect specified a torus for the column's base.
   • The torus molding added a sense of strength to the structure.

   🇫🇷tore (moulure)

   Synonymes: tore

• tori plural form
• toruses plural form
• tori's possessive plural form
• toruses' possessive plural form
• torus's possessive singular form