: of, relating to, or shaped like a torus or segment of a torus
a toric lens
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For instance, people with astigmatism benefit from toric lenses.
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Malana Vantyler, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Some correct for distance vision, some correct both near and distance vision (a multifocal lens), and others (toric lenses) correct astigmatism.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
Other types of cataract surgery lenses that are not covered by Medicare include toric (for astigmatism) and multifocal, which can correct both near and distance vision.
—Margie Zable Fisher, Fortune Well, 26 July 2023
Creating the toric code on Google’s processor amounts to forcing each qubit to strictly cooperate with its neighbors by gently nudging them with microwave pulses.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 9 May 2023
This pair of goggles features a toric lens design that is meant to mimic the shape of the human eye and provide a wide field of view.
—Olivia Lipski, Good Housekeeping, 27 Feb. 2023
The toric lens shape is Anon’s version of a spherical lens.
—Leslie Hsu Oh, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2023
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Malana Vantyler, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Some correct for distance vision, some correct both near and distance vision (a multifocal lens), and others (toric lenses) correct astigmatism.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
Other types of cataract surgery lenses that are not covered by Medicare include toric (for astigmatism) and multifocal, which can correct both near and distance vision.
—Margie Zable Fisher, Fortune Well, 26 July 2023
Creating the toric code on Google’s processor amounts to forcing each qubit to strictly cooperate with its neighbors by gently nudging them with microwave pulses.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 9 May 2023
This pair of goggles features a toric lens design that is meant to mimic the shape of the human eye and provide a wide field of view.
—Olivia Lipski, Good Housekeeping, 27 Feb. 2023
The toric lens shape is Anon’s version of a spherical lens.
—Leslie Hsu Oh, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2023
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“Toric.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toric. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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toric
adjective
to·ric
ˈtōr-ik, ˈtȯr- 
: of, relating to, or shaped like a torus or segment of a torus
specifically
: being a simple lens having for one of its surfaces a segment of an equilateral zone of a torus and consequently having different refracting power in different meridians
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