torus

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Inglese

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torus

  1. toro

Latino

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torus

  1. nastro, cordicella, filo attorcigliato, cordoncino, legaccio
  2. cima di una corda
  3. (agricoltura) corda impiegata per fissare le viti ai sostegni
  4. cumulo di terra, argine, solco, rialzo terroso
  5. gonfiore, protuberanza della pelle
  6. (anatomia) muscolo
  7. (senso figurato) potenza
  8. cuscino, guanciale
  9. triclinio, sofà, letto, giaciglio
  10. materasso, pagliericcio
  11. catafalco, letto funebre, feretro
  12. matrimonio, relazione sentimentale
  13. congiunto, amante
  14. pinguedine
  15. (architettura) toro, particolare modanatura nelle basi delle colonne ioniche