ɐ tˈoːɹɪk sˈɛkʃən ɪz ɐn ˌɪntɚsˈɛkʃən əvə plˈeɪn wɪð ɐ tˈoːɹəs, dʒˈʌst æz ɐ kˈɑːnɪk sˈɛkʃən ɪz ðɪ ˌɪntɚsˈɛkʃən əvə plˈeɪn wɪð ɐ kˈoʊn.
A toric section is an intersection of a plane with a torus, just as a conic section is the intersection of a plane with a cone.