torus
/ˈtɔrəs/
noun
- A large convex molding used in architecture, especially at the base of a column.
- The architect designed a smooth torus to transition from the column to the floor.
- The ancient Greek column had a prominent torus at its base.
- Students in art class learned to draw the torus as part of a classical column.
- A doughnut-shaped surface or solid, like a ring or a tire tube.
- In geometry class, we studied the properties of a torus.
- A bagel is a good example of a torus shape.
- The magnetic field around the planet formed a torus of charged particles.
- A rounded ridge or swelling on a plant or animal body part.
- A torus of tissue surrounded the insect's antenna base.
- The palm of the hand has a fleshy torus near the thumb.
- The botanist noted the torus on the stem where the leaf attached.
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