hoop vs torus

hoop

noun
  • A ring; a circular band; anything resembling a hoop. 

  • The hoopoe. 

  • A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel. 

  • A horizontal stripe on the jersey. 

  • A circle, or combination of circles, of thin whalebone, metal, or other elastic material, used for expanding the skirts of ladies' dresses; (hence, by extension) a hoop petticoat or hoop skirt. 

  • A quart pot; so called because originally bound with hoops, like a barrel. Also, a portion of the contents measured by the distance between the hoops. 

  • The game of basketball. 

  • The rim part of a basketball net. 

  • A circular band of metal, wood, or similar material used for forming part of a framework such as an awning or tent. 

  • A jockey. 

  • A hoop earring. 

  • An obstacle that must be overcome in order to proceed. 

  • A shout; a whoop, as in whooping cough. 

verb
  • To bind or fasten using a hoop. 

  • To clasp; to encircle; to surround. 

torus

noun
  • A ring-shaped object, especially a large ring-shaped chamber used in physical research. 

  • The thickening of a membrane closing a wood-cell pit (as of gymnosperm tracheids) having the secondary cell wall arched over the pit cavity. 

  • A rounded ridge of bone or muscle, especially one on the occipital bone. 

  • {{lb|en|topology|in combination|n-torus|4-torus|etc.}} The product of the specified number of circles. 

  • A topological space which is a product of two circles. 

  • A large convex molding, typically semicircular in cross section, which commonly projects at the base of a column and above the plinth. 

  • 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. 

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