torus
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin torus (“swelling, protuberance”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
torus (plural tori or toruses)
- (topology) A topological space which is a product of two circles.
- A 4-variable Karnaugh map can be thought of, topologically, as being a torus.
- (mathematics) The standard representation of such a space in 3-dimensional Euclidean space: a shape consisting of a ring with a circular cross-section: the shape of an inner tube or hollow doughnut.
- (topology, in combination, n-torus, 4-torus, etc.) The product of the specified number of circles.
- (architecture) A molding which projects at the base of a column and above the plinth.
- (botany) 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; see receptacle.
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
shape in 3-dimensional Euclidean space
in combination, product of circles
end of a stalk
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Anagrams [edit]
Finnish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
inflected form of torua
Verb [edit]
torus
Anagrams [edit]
Latin [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
torus (genitive torī); m, second declension
- a swelling, protuberance, bulge, knot
- the muscular part of an animal
- raised ornament on a garland
- bolster, cushion
- (by extension) bed, couch
- embankment, an elevation of earth
- (architecture) large round molding at the base of a column
Inflection [edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | torus | torī |
| genitive | torī | torōrum |
| dative | torō | torīs |
| accusative | torum | torōs |
| ablative | torō | torīs |
| vocative | tore | torī |
Derived terms [edit]
Descendants [edit]
References [edit]
- torus in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
Swedish [edit]
Noun [edit]
torus c
- (topology) torus; a shape consisting of a ring, or an object of the same topology residing in a space of higher dimension; especially considered as a Cartesian product of two circles in a four-dimensional space
Declension [edit]
Declension of torus
