Definition of Torus. Meaning of Torus. Synonyms of Torus

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Definition of Torus

Torus
Torus To"rus, n.; pl. Tori. [L., a round, swelling, or bulging place, an elevation. Cf. 3d Tore.] 1. (Arch.) A lage molding used in the bases of columns. Its profile is semicircular. See Illust. of Molding. --Brande&C. 2. (Zo["o]l.)One of the ventral parapodia of tubicolous annelids. It usually has the form of an oblong thickening or elevation of the integument with rows of uncini or hooks along the center. See Illust. under Tubicol[ae]. 3. (Bot.) The receptacle, or part of the flower on which the carpels stand. 4. (Geom.) See 3d Tore, 2.

Meaning of Torus from wikipedia

- is called a torus of revolution, also known as a ring torus. If the axis of revolution is tangent to the circle, the surface is a horn torus. If the axis...
- Look up torus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A torus, pl. tori, is a type of surface. Torus may also refer to: Torus (album), a 2013 album by Sub...
- proposed his Island One or Bernal sphere as an alternative to the torus). "Stanford torus" refers only to this particular version of the design, as the concept...
- Lie groups a special role is pla**** by torus subgroups, in particular by the maximal torus subgroups. A torus in a compact Lie group G is a compact, connected...
- In knot theory, a torus knot is a special kind of knot that lies on the surface of an unknotted torus in R3. Similarly, a torus link is a link which lies...
- geometry, a torus action on an algebraic variety is a group action of an algebraic torus on the variety. A variety equipped with an action of a torus T is called...
- Torus mandibularis is a bony growth in the mandible along the surface nearest to the tongue. Mandibular tori usually are present near the premolars and...
- three-manifolds. To obtain a torus bundle: let f {\displaystyle f} be an orientation-preserving homeomorphism of the two-dimensional torus T {\displaystyle T}...
- magnetic field inside the torus; a pulsed magnetic field through the hole in the torus induces the axial current in the torus which has a poloidal magnetic...
- A torus interconnect is a switch-less network topology for connecting processing nodes in a parallel computer system. In geometry, a torus is created by...