Tori

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Torus \To"rus\ (t[=o]"r[u^]s), n.; pl. {Tori} (t[=o]"r[imac]).
     [L., a round, swelling, or bulging place, an elevation. Cf.
     3d {Tore}.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. (Arch.) A large molding used in the bases of columns. Its
        profile is semicircular. See Illust. of {Molding.}


        --Brande & C.
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     2. (Zool.) One of the ventral parapodia of tubicolous
        annelids. It usually has the form of an oblong thickening
        or elevation of the integument with rows of uncini or
        hooks along the center. See Illust. under {Tubicolae}.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Bot.) The receptacle, or part of the flower on which the
        carpels stand.
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     4. (Geom.)
        (a) The surface described by the circumference of a circle
            revolving about a straight line in its own plane.
        (b) The solid inclosed by such a surface; -- sometimes
            called an {anchor ring}.
  
     Syn: Syn. --3d Tore[2].
          [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  torus
       n 1: a ring-shaped surface generated by rotating a circle around
            an axis that does not intersect the circle [syn: {toroid}]
       2: commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column [syn: {tore}]
       [also: {tori} (pl)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tori
       See {torus}