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

- twice through the circle, the surface is a spindle torus (or self-crossing torus or self-intersecting torus). If the axis of revolution p****es through the...
- Stanford torus is a proposed NASA design for a space settlement capable of housing 10,000 to 140,000 permanent residents. The Stanford torus was proposed...
- the solid torus includes also the compact interior space enclosed by the torus. A solid torus is a torus plus the volume inside the torus. Real-world...
- 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...
- 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...
- The torus tubarius (or torus of the auditory tube) is an elevation of the mucous membrane of the nasal part of the pharynx formed by the underlying base...
- TORU or Toru may refer to: TORU, spacecraft system Tōru (given name), ****anese male given name Toru, ****stan, village in Mardan District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa...
- The three-dimensional torus, or 3-torus, is defined as any topological space that is homeomorphic to the Cartesian product of three circles, T 3 = S 1...
- 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...
- 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...