Torus (disambiguation)

A torus, pl. tori, is a type of surface. It may also refer to:

In biology:

• The thickened part of a stem, the receptacle, from which the flower and fruit parts grow
• Torus, a structure of the xylem
• A synonym for a sagittal keel, a structure found in crania.

In mathematics:

• Torus knot
• Algebraic torus
• Umbilic torus
• Genus-2 surface, also called "double torus"
• Maximal torus
• Clifford torus

In medicine:

• Torus palatinus, a bony growth on the palate
• Torus mandibularis, a bony growth on the mandible
• Torus fracture, a term used in radiology to describe an incomplete fracture of the distal radius in children where there is no obvious fracture line on any radiograph.

In nuclear physics:

• Torus (nuclear physics), a subtype of tokamak
• Joint European Torus, an experimental nuclear fusion reactor

In astrophysics:

• Three-torus model of the universe, a model for describing the shape of the universe

In architecture:

• A semicircular molding – see Molding (decorative)#Types

In music:

• Torus (album), a 2013 album by Sub Focus

See also

• Toroidal (disambiguation)
• Tokamak