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1. (n.) torus
a large convex molding, semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest member of the base of a column, directly above the plinth.
2. torus
a doughnut-shaped surface generated by the revolution of a conic, esp. a circle, about an exterior line lying in its plane.
3. torus
the solid enclosed by such a surface.
4. torus
Bot.
5. torus
the receptacle of a flower.
6. torus
Anat. a rounded ridge; a protuberant part.
Etymology: (1555–65; < L: lit., strand, thong, raised ridge)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) torus, toroid
a ring-shaped surface generated by rotating a circle around an axis that does not intersect the circle
2. (noun) torus, tore
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) torus
a lage molding used in the bases of columns. Its profile is semicircular. See Illust. of Molding
2. (noun) torus
one of the ventral parapodia of tubicolous annelids. It usually has the form of an oblong thickening or elevation of the integument with rows of uncini or hooks along the center. See Illust. under Tubicolae
3. (noun) torus
the receptacle, or part of the flower on which the carpels stand
4. (noun) torus
see 3d Tore, 2
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