Plural of torus
irregular plural
The plural of torus is tori or toruses.
Forms of torus
| Singular | torus /ˈtɔː.ɹəs/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | tori /ˈtɔ.ɹaɪ/ toruses |
| Countable | countable |
Tori and toruses in a sentence
- While there is a hereditary component to tori, this does not explain all cases.2010 March, Andrés S. García-García, José-María Martínez-González, Rafael Gómez-Font, Ángeles Soto-Rivadeneira, Lucia Oviedo-Roldán...
- Tori had to readjust her bikini top when it became dislodged after a dive into the water.From the entry bikini top
- A consimilar result about families of complex tori is also obtained.2015, Rodion N. Déev, “Upon the fibrations with hyperkähler fibers”, in arXiv. From the entry consimilar
- “Tori & Dean” (which begins anew on Tuesday) is itself an exercise in controversion, as Ms.2009 May 26, Ginia Bellafante, “Examined Lives: So Many Camera Crews, So Little Time”, in New York Times. From the entry controversion
- There was a young deshi (fledgling sumōtori) looking up at the oyakata with a terrified face.1998, “Arena”, in Look Japan, volume 44, Tokyo: Look Japan, Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 32, column 2. From the entry sumōtori
Meaning of torus
- noun A topological space which is a product of two circles.
- noun The product of the specified number of circles.
- noun A ring-shaped object, especially a large ring-shaped chamber used in physical research.
Nouns ending in -us: plural -i
Questions about the plural of torus
- What is the plural of torus?
- The plural of torus is tori or toruses.
- Which is correct, tori or toruses?
- Both are used. tori is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is torus countable?
- Torus is a countable noun.
Source and license
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