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Torus noun {m}

Torus, Tori   /ˈtoːʁʊs/
  • Geometrie: Gebilde, das wulstartig aufgebaut ist und dessen Form mit der eines Schwimmreifens oder Donuts verglichen werden kann
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torus noun

  /toʊ̯ɹəs/ , /ˈtoː.ɹəs/ , /ˈtɔ.ɹəs/<a:horse-hoarse> , /ˈtɔː.ɹəs/
  • (geometry) The standard representation of such a space in 3-dimensional Euclidean space: a surface or solid formed by rotating a closed curve, especially a circle, about a line which lies in the same plane but does not intersect it (e.g. like a ring doughnut).
  • (topology) A topological space which is a product of two circles.
 Torus
  • (architecture) A large convex molding, typically semicircular in cross section, which commonly projects at the base of a column and above the plinth.
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