Torus (disambiguation)

A torus, pl. tori, is a type of surface. It may also refer to:

Music

Science and technology

Architecture

Astrophysics

Biology

  • The thickened part of a stem, the receptacle, from which the flower and fruit parts grow
  • Torus, a structure of the xylem
  • A synonym for a sagittal keel, a structure found in crania.

Mathematics

Medicine

  • Torus palatinus, a bony growth on the palate
  • Torus mandibularis, a bony growth on the mandible
  • Torus fracture, a term used in radiology to describe an incomplete fracture of the distal radius in children where there is no obvious fracture line on any radiograph.

Nuclear physics

  • Torus (nuclear physics), a subtype of tokamak
  • Joint European Torus, an experimental nuclear fusion reactor

Other uses

gollark: Must be behind the times.
gollark: You still say "triangular" instead of "bees"?
gollark: Have you tried P A R A L L E L I S M? Just in general.
gollark: Well, as I often say, lyric bad?
gollark: To warn people of the warning signs.

See also

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