/ˈtɔː.ɹəs/, /toʊ̯ɹəs/, /ˈtɔ.ɹəs/
OriginBorrowed from Latin torus (“a round, swelling, elevation, protuberance”).
- A topological space which is a product of two circles.
“A 4-variable Karnaugh map can be thought of, topologically, as being a torus.”
- in-compounds, usuallyThe product of the specified number of circles.
- 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.
“While there is a hereditary component to tori, this does not explain all cases. Tori tend to appear more frequently during middle age of life; the torus palatinus is more commonly observed in females,”
- 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.
Formstori(plural) · toruses(plural)