toroid

[ tawr-oid, tohr- ]
/ ˈtɔr ɔɪd, ˈtoʊr- /

noun Geometry.

a surface generated by the revolution of any closed plane curve or contour about an axis lying in its plane.
the solid enclosed by such a surface.

Origin of toroid

First recorded in 1895–1900; tor(us) + -oid

Words nearby toroid

torne, torngat mountains, tornillo, tornwaldt's abscess, toro, toroid, toroidal, toronto, toronto blessing, torontonian, torose

British Dictionary definitions for toroid

toroid
/ (ˈtɔːrɔɪd) /

noun

geometry a surface generated by rotating a closed plane curve about a coplanar line that does not intersect the curve
the solid enclosed by such a surface See also torus

Derived forms of toroid

toroidal, adjective

Scientific definitions for toroid

toroid
[ tôr′oid′ ]

A surface generated by rotating a closed curve about an axis that is in the same plane as the curve but does not intersect it.