# poloidal

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Of, pertaining to, or shaped like a poloid.
2. Between the poles of a magnet.
3. Having a direction on a torus perpendicular to a line that traces around the outside of a torus, or on a sphere perpendicular to the equator, going through both poles.

## Etymology
From poloid + -al.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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