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Toroidal

[taw-roid-l, toh-, tawr-oi-dl, tohr-]

to·roi·dal

[taw-roid-l, toh-, tawr-oi-dl, tohr-]
adjective Geometry.
of or pertaining to a torus.

Origin:
1885–90; toroid + -al1

to·roi·dal·ly, adverb
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toroid (ˈtɔːrɔɪd)
 
n
1.  geometry a surface generated by rotating a closed plane curve about a coplanar line that does not intersect the curve
2.  See also torus the solid enclosed by such a surface
 
to'roidal
 
adj

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