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ANNULAR&tl= Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Annular
(a.)
Pertaining to, or having the form of, a ring; forming a ring; ringed; ring-shaped; as, annular fibers.
(a.)
Banded or marked with circles.
(a.)
Pertaining to, or having the form of, a ring; forming a ring; ringed; ring-shaped; as, annular fibers.
(a.)
Banded or marked with circles.
| WordNet 2.0 |
annular
Adjective
1. shaped like a ring
(synonym) annulate, annulated, circinate, circular, ringed, ring-shaped, doughnut-shaped
(similar) rounded
Adjective
1. shaped like a ring
(synonym) annulate, annulated, circinate, circular, ringed, ring-shaped, doughnut-shaped
(similar) rounded
| hEnglish - advanced version |
annular
annular
\an"nu*lar\ (&?;), a. [l. annularis, fr. annulis ring: cf. f. annulaire.]
1. pertaining to, or having the form of, a ring; forming a ring; ringed; ring-shaped; as, annular fibers.
2. banded or marked with circles.
annular
eclipse (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.
annular
adj : shaped like a ring [syn: annulate, annulated, circinate, circular, ringed, ring-shaped]
similar words(1)
annular eclipse
annular
\an"nu*lar\ (&?;), a. [l. annularis, fr. annulis ring: cf. f. annulaire.]
1. pertaining to, or having the form of, a ring; forming a ring; ringed; ring-shaped; as, annular fibers.
2. banded or marked with circles.
annular
eclipse (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.
annular
adj : shaped like a ring [syn: annulate, annulated, circinate, circular, ringed, ring-shaped]
similar words(1)
annular eclipse
ANNULAR&tl= Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Dictionary of Medicine (Shahram) |
annular
adjective
shaped like a ring
adjective
shaped like a ring
ANNULAR&tl= Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Environmental Engineering (English ver.) |
ANNULAR
In the form of a ring.
In the form of a ring.
ANNULAR&tl= Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Annulus
Annulus (or anulus), being the Latin for "ring", is a term used to describe various ring-shaped objects:
- Annulus (entomology), an antennal unit in simple antennae, or a ring-like marking or structure surrounding a joint or segment
- Annulus (anatomy) refers to several structures in human anatomy. The spelling "anulus" is preferred under Terminologia Anatomica, but both spellings are commonly found. Examples include:
- Annulus fibrosus cordis, the ring-like structure on a heart valve where the valve leaflets are anchored
- Annulus fibrosus disci intervertebralis, the outer wall of the invertebral disc
- Annulus femoralis
- Annulus inguinalis superficialis
- Annulus inguinalis profundus
- Annulus tendineus communis
- Annulus (ichthyology), the annual rings that form in fish scales or bone sections
- Annulus (mycology), the "ring" on a mushroom stem
- Annulus (astronomy), the ring of light from the visible part of the photosphere seen at the greatest extent of an annular eclipse
- Annulus (cosmology), the ring around the lens on which strong gravitationally lensed images of one source appear
- Annulus (mathematics), a ring-shaped geometric figure
- Annulus (firestop), the space in a penetration seal surrounding a penetrant, i.e. between a pipe or electrical conduit, or cable and a sleeve, with or without a firestop
- Annulus (oil well), the tube shaped void between the drill string and the formation when drilling an oil well
- Annulus (microscopy), a circular opening "disk" below a specimen slide, required for Phase Contrast microscopy
- Annular hurricane, a hurricane that is nearly symmetrical and takes longer to weaken than normal hurricanes.
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