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tori
We have found lemma(root) word of tori : torus.
Definitions
[ˈtɔːrəs], (Noun)
Definitions:
- 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)
- a large convex moulding, typically semicircular in cross section, especially as the lowest part of the base of a column
- a ridge of bone or muscle
(e.g: the maxillary torus)
- the receptacle of a flower
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Origin
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mid 16th century (in torus): from Latin, literally ‘swelling, bolster, round moulding’. The other senses date from the 19th century
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