torus

Hollow ring shape

A torus is a doughnut-shaped surface—a ring with a circular cross-section, formed by rotating a circle around an axis that doesn't intersect it.

The shape appears in mathematics, architecture, and physics.

In architecture, a torus is a convex molding with a semicircular profile, common at the base of columns.

ring

donut

Ring-shaped fried sweet

  • bagelBoiled, then baked roll
  • tireLose strength or energy
  • hoopRigid circular frame

loop · band · annular · inflatable · circular · hollow

geometry

annulus

Region between two circles

manifold · volume · axis · symmetry · pi · radian · curve · Cartesian · coordinates · rotation

topology

genus

Taxonomic rank above species

compact · connected · loop · embedding

physics

tokamak

Plasma confinement device

architecture

bead

Pierced ornament for threading

Doric · Ionic · profile · semicircular

biology

protrusion

Part extending outward

botanical · elevation · tissue · pad

Categories
Opposites
topological genus

torussphere

Perfectly round solid

ball · ellipsoid · plane · ovoid · disk

simply connected property

torussphere

Perfectly round solid

solid ball · disk

shape morphology

torussphere

Perfectly round solid

ball · cube · tetrahedron · point · line

Phrases
Family

tore, toroidal, toroid, tori, toruses

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G