torus
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Noun
- The standard representation of such a space in 3-dimensional Euclidean space: a surface or solid formed by rotating a closed curve, especially a circle, about a line which lies in the same plane but does not intersect it (e.g. like a ring doughnut): A topological space which is a product of two circles.
- A topological space which is a product of two circles: The product of the specified number of circles.
- The standard representation of such a space in 3-dimensional Euclidean space: a surface or solid formed by rotating a closed curve, especially a circle, about a line which lies in the same plane but does not intersect it (e.g. like a ring doughnut): A ring-shaped object, especially a large ring-shaped chamber used in physical research.
- A large convex molding, typically semicircular in cross section, which commonly projects at the base of a column and above the plinth.
- A rounded ridge of bone or muscle, especially one on the occipital bone.
- The end of the peduncle or flower stalk to which the floral parts (or in the Asteraceae, the florets of a flower head) are attached.
- The thickening of a membrane closing a wood-cell pit (as of gymnosperm tracheids) having the secondary cell wall arched over the pit cavity.
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