toroidal
adjective
to·roi·dal
tȯ-ˈrȯi-dᵊl 
: of, relating to, or shaped like a torus or toroid : doughnut-shaped
a toroidal resistance coil
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This structure surrounds the superconducting magnet at the center of the fusion machine, which also utilizes toroidal field coils, poloidal field coils, and correction coils.
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Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
Commonwealth has demonstrated some success: The company’s toroidal field magnet technology was validated by the Department of Energy in September 2025.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 28 Apr. 2026
Power Without Corruption Mission has used a high-quality and ultra-low-noise toroidal transformer for 778CDT’s internal power architecture, which isolates critical pathways.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The tokamak—shortened from toroidal chamber magnetic—uses powerful magnets.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
The magnetic field might be shaped like a spiral (called helical) or doughnut shaped (called toroidal).
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2025
The clever bit is that this sets up toroidal currents in the plasma.
—David Szondy
may 10, New Atlas, 10 May 2025
Outside the shell, 16 electromagnets composed of circular copper coils generate the toroidal part of the magnetic field.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Oct. 2024
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Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
Commonwealth has demonstrated some success: The company’s toroidal field magnet technology was validated by the Department of Energy in September 2025.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 28 Apr. 2026
Power Without Corruption Mission has used a high-quality and ultra-low-noise toroidal transformer for 778CDT’s internal power architecture, which isolates critical pathways.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The tokamak—shortened from toroidal chamber magnetic—uses powerful magnets.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
The magnetic field might be shaped like a spiral (called helical) or doughnut shaped (called toroidal).
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2025
The clever bit is that this sets up toroidal currents in the plasma.
—David Szondy
may 10, New Atlas, 10 May 2025
Outside the shell, 16 electromagnets composed of circular copper coils generate the toroidal part of the magnetic field.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Toroidal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toroidal. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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