torus — meaning in English

English meaning

• doughnut noun A small, sweet, deep-fried piece of dough, usually ring-shaped or filled with jam or cream.
• torus noun A ring-shaped surface or solid made by turning a closed curve, often a circle, around a line beside it, like the shape of a doughnut.

Senses

torus is used for these senses in English:

• doughnut (Australia, North America) A peel-out or skid mark in the shape of a circle; a 360-degree skid.
• torus (architecture) A large convex molding, typically semicircular in cross section, which commonly projects at the base of a column and above the plinth.

doughnut — full definition

1. noun A small, sweet, deep-fried piece of dough, usually ring-shaped or filled with jam or cream.
2. noun Anything shaped like a ring or torus, such as a spare tire or a skid mark made by spinning a car in a circle.

torus — full definition

1. noun A ring-shaped surface or solid made by turning a closed curve, often a circle, around a line beside it, like the shape of a doughnut.
2. noun In mathematics, a space made by combining two circles.
3. noun In mathematics, a shape made by combining a stated number of circles.
4. noun A large ring-shaped structure, often used in scientific experiments.

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