Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Shaped like or forming a ring.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having the form of a ring; pertaining to a ring.
- In zoology and anatomy, of or pertaining to ringed or ring-like structure or form; annulate; annuloid; annulose.
- The orbicular ligament which holds the upper end of the radius in the sigmoid cavity of the ulna.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Pertaining to, or having the form of, a ring; forming a ring; ringed; ring-shaped.
- adjective Banded or marked with circles.
- adjective (Astron.) an eclipse of the sun in which the moon at the middle of the eclipse conceals the central part of the sun's disk, leaving a complete ring of light around the border.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Pertaining to, or having the form of, a ring; forming a ring; ringed; ring-shaped; as, annular fibers; in the shape of an
annulus . - adjective Banded or marked with circles.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective shaped like a ring
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The name annular eclipse comes from the Latin annulus, meaning ring.
The Times of India 2009
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Because it was Sunday they were having trouble getting the final items for the repairs—a fire extinguisher cartridge and something called the annular.
A Lincoln Rhyme eBook Boxed Set Jeffery Deaver 2001
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A protruding disc or bulging disc will cause pain when the strips of cartilage called annular fibers have a deficit that permits the nucleus to bulge farther than its normal degree.
Hold it! Edward J. Jackwski 1995
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A protruding disc or bulging disc will cause pain when the strips of cartilage called annular fibers have a deficit that permits the nucleus to bulge farther than its normal degree.
Hold it! Edward J. Jackwski 1995
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A protruding disc or bulging disc will cause pain when the strips of cartilage called annular fibers have a deficit that permits the nucleus to bulge farther than its normal degree.
Hold it! Edward J. Jackwski 1995
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A protruding disc or bulging disc will cause pain when the strips of cartilage called annular fibers have a deficit that permits the nucleus to bulge farther than its normal degree.
Hold it! Edward J. Jackwski 1995
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Each year produces a new tree which is seen and known by circular rings called annular growths.
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The test involves finding the ratio of two quantities called annular differential surface densities (ADSDs) - which are derived from images of galaxies.
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians will have another chance to observe a partial eclipse, known as the annular solar eclipse, on Jan 15 between 3pm and 5. 45pm.
WN.com - Articles related to Thousands view solar eclipse in Africa and Asia 2010
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During an annular solar eclipse, the disc of the moon covers the eclipse will be visible partially in Hyderabad on January 15 The eclipse will begin at 11: 29 am KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians will have another chance to observe a partial eclipse, known as the annular solar eclipse, on Jan 15 between 3pm and 5. 45pm.
WN.com - Articles related to Thousands view solar eclipse in Africa and Asia 2010
billifer commented on the word annular
This word is a very commonly occurring word within Infinite Jest. Learn it well should you choose to read the work.
December 19, 2006
hernesheir commented on the word annular
US Railway Association, Standard Cipher Code, 1906: Railroad telegraphers' shorthand notation for "Cannot reduce the amount".
January 19, 2013