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Toroidal

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Toroidal describes something which resembles or relates to a torus or toroid:

Mathematics

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Engineering

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  • Toroidal engine, an internal combustion engine with pistons that rotate inside a ring-shaped cylinder
  • Toroidal expansion joint, a metallic assembly consisting of a series of circular tubes used in high pressure applications
  • Toroidal inductors and transformers, a type of electrical device using magnetic cores with a ring or donut shape
  • Toroidal propeller, a loop-shaped propeller used in aviation and maritime transport
  • Toroidal reflector, a reflector whose surface is a section of a torus which has a different focal distance depending on the angle of the mirror

Other uses

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See also

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