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Word: Torus
Speech Type: Noun
mid 16th century (in torus (sense 2)): from Latin, literally ‘swelling, bolster, round moulding’. The other senses date from the 19th century
ˈtɔːrəs
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).
Short Definition:surface or solid formed by rotating closed curve about line which lies in same plane but does not intersect it
a large convex moulding, typically semicircular in cross section, especially as the lowest part of the base of a column.
Short Definition:large convex moulding
a ridge of bone or muscle
Short Definition:ridge of bone or muscle
Examples:- the maxillary torus
the receptacle of a flower.
Short Definition:receptacle of flower
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