Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Having a shape like an anchor-ring, or a surface generated by the revolution of a circle about a line in its plane; pertaining to such a surface, or to a family of such surfaces.
Wiktionary
WordNet 3.0
- adj. of or relating to or shaped like a toroid; doughnut shaped
Examples
“Toroidal: -- Another type of retardation coil, called the toroidal type due to the fact that its core is a torus formed by winding a continuous length of fine iron wire, is shown in diagram in Fig. 104.”
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“The December experiment shows a more or less conventional DC motor with a permanent magnet rotor and a stator wound with toroidal coils; this is an odd choice since toroidal wound coils produce a small external magnetic field and so make very inefficient motors.”
“All of LM's pressurized compartments were spherical, toroidal or cylindrical, including the crew compartment, the forward portion being a wide flat cylinder and the aft being basically cylindrical with cutouts and reinforcement for the hatch on top and the engine on the bottom.”
““Oh, before I go, I can take a wild guess as to how such an impossible feature as that toroidal continuum fold became real.””
““But did she know we were on the wrong side of a toroidal continuum fold?””
““If it were a toroidal continuum fold, that might do the trick . . .””
“Now think about the damage the toroidal continuum fold must be causing.”
“A relatively weak toroidal magnetic field induces spin to control the direction of the axial electron and ion beams, and the B field also maintains ion temps hotter than the electron temps.”
Nuclear Fusion Power Closer to Reality Say Two Separate Teams | Universe Today
“The most effective magnetic configuration is toroidal, shaped like a thin doughnut, in which the magnetic field is curved around to form a closed loop.”
“There are several types of toroidal confinement systems, the most important being tokamaks, stellarators and reversed field pinch (RFP) devices.”
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frindley A key feature of the acoustic design of the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall is the suspension of large acrylic(?) toroidal reflectors above the stage.
One conductor is known to have referred to these as the "toilet seats".
Sep 23, 2008
bilby Mmmm, doughnuts! Sep 23, 2008