torus vs verge

torus

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

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

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

verge

noun
  • A circumference; a circle; a ring. 

  • A rod or staff of office, e.g. of a verger. 

  • The grassy area between the footpath and the street; a tree lawn; a grassed strip running alongside either side of an outback road. 

  • The stick or wand with which persons were formerly admitted tenants, by holding it in the hand and swearing fealty to the lord. Such tenants were called tenants by the verge. 

  • An edge or border. 

  • An old measure of land: a virgate or yardland. 

  • The spindle of a watch balance, especially one with pallets, as in the old vertical escapement. 

  • The shaft of a column, or a small ornamental shaft. 

  • An extreme limit beyond which something specific will happen. 

  • The eaves or edge of the roof that projects over the gable of a roof. 

verb
  • To be or come very close; to border; to approach. 

  • To bend or incline; to tend downward; to slope. 

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