n., pl., to·ri (tôr'ī, tōr'ī).
- Architecture. A large convex molding, semicircular in cross section, located at the base of a classical column.
- Anatomy. A bulging or rounded projection or swelling.
- Botany. The receptacle of a flower.
- Mathematics. A toroid generated by a circle; a surface having the shape of a doughnut. Also called tore.
[Latin, bulge, knot, torus.]
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