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Definition of Toroidal

1. Adjective. Of or relating to or shaped like a toroid; doughnut shaped.

Definition of Toroidal

1. Adjective. Having the shape of a torus or toroid ¹

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Definition of Toroidal

1. toroid [adj] - See also: toroid

Medical Definition of Toroidal

1. In the shape of a torus, or doughnut. Or: Coordinate indicating which part of the torus a particle is in. (Azimuthal coordinate, toroidal angle, etc.) Or: General term referring to toruses as opposed to other geometries. (for example, tokamaks and stellarators are examples of toroidal devices.) (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Toroidal

Literary usage of Toroidal

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Treatise on Hydrodynamics: With Numerous Examples by Alfred Barnard Basset (1888)
"If in (49) we put m = 0, we obtain which is the equation satisfied by zonal toroidal functions. Writing for brevity С and S for cosh rj and sinh ij, ..."

2. Principles of Radio Communication by John Harold Morecroft, A. Pinto, Walter Andrew Curry (1921)
"The great advantage of a toroidal coil is that it has practically no external ... Also a toroidal coil will, for similar reasons, not be affected by mutual ..."

3. Principles of Radio Communication by John Harold Morecroft, A. Pinto, Walter Andrew Curry (1921)
"The great advantage of a toroidal coil is that it has practically no external ... toroidal coil of circular cross-section. Single Layer Square Coil. (Fig. ..."

4. Principles of Radio Communication by John Harold Morecroft, A. Pinto, Walter Andrew Curry (1921)
"The great advantage of a toroidal coil is that it has practically no external ... Also a toroidal coil will, for similar reasons, not be affected by- mutual ..."

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