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Torus vs Nanotorus - What's the difference?

torus | nanotorus |

As nouns the difference between torus and nanotorus

is that torus is torus (shape) while nanotorus is (physics) a theoretical nanotube bent into a torus, having some unique physical properties.

torus

English

(wikipedia torus)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (topology) A topological space which is a product of two circles.
    • A 4-variable Karnaugh map can be thought of, topologically, as being a torus .
  • (mathematics) The standard representation of such a space in 3-dimensional Euclidean space: a shape consisting of a ring with a circular cross-section: the shape of an inner tube or hollow doughnut.
  • The product of the specified number of circles.
  • (architecture) A molding which projects at the base of a column and above the plinth.
  • (botany) The end of the peduncle or flower stalk to which the floral parts (or in the Asteraceae, the florets of a flower head) are attached; see receptacle.

    • Derived terms

    * toric, toroid, toroidal * solid torus

    See also

    * annulus * hoop

    Anagrams

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    nanotorus

    English

    Noun

    (nanotori)
  • (physics) A theoretical nanotube bent into a torus, having some unique physical properties.