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Torus

noun

(pl. tori)

A ring-shaped surface generated by rotating a circle around an axis that does not intersect the circle. Synonym: toroid.

Commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column. Synonym: tore.

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supraorbital torus

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... from [Greek: skotos] tenebrae, Darkness, is a Member of Architecture, hollowed as a Demi-channel: It's particularly affected in the Bases where it's placed, between the Torus and the Astragals; it's sometimes put under the Drip, in the Cornice of ...

— An Abridgment of the Architecture of Vitruvius - Containing a System of the Whole Works of that Author • Vitruvius

... column, being in stone, no longer required it; a custom probably retained because, being of a much larger circumference than the lower part of the column, it gave increased stability. In Assyrian architecture, where it served to carry wooden posts or columns, it took the form of a large torus moulding with enrichments. In Persian architecture the base was much higher than in any other style, and was elaborately carved. In primitive Greek work the base consisted of the stone plinth as found in Crete and Tiryns, and ...

— Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 - "Banks" to "Bassoon" • Various

Words linked to "Torus" : core, molding, magnetic core, toroid, moulding, supraorbital torus, round shape, tore