: of, relating to, or shaped like a torus or toroid : doughnut-shaped
a toroidal resistance coil

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Outside the shell, 16 electromagnets composed of circular copper coils generate the toroidal part of the magnetic field. IEEE Spectrum, 28 Oct. 2024 Magnetic confinement uses a toroidal magnetic field that traps and compresses a plasma as it's heated to temperatures many times greater than that at the core of the Sun. David Szondy, New Atlas, 8 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of toroidal was in 1881

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“Toroidal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toroidal. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.

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