Meaning & use
toroids
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Ring- or donut-shaped surfaces or solids, especially those generated by rotating a closed curve around an axis outside itself.
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The engineers wound copper wire around several toroids to build the transformers.
In geometry class, students calculated the surface area of toroids.
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Plural of "toroid," a term used heavily in geometry, physics, and electronics, where toroidal coils are prized for containing magnetic fields efficiently.
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