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to·roid

 (tôr′oid′)
n.
1. Mathematics
a. A surface generated by a closed curve rotating about, but not intersecting or containing, an axis in its own plane.
b. A solid having such a surface.
2. A body having the shape of a toroid.
[tor(us) + -oid.]
to·roi′dal (tô-roid′l) adj.
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Adj.1.toroidal - of or relating to or shaped like a toroidtoroidal - of or relating to or shaped like a toroid; doughnut shaped
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