ANNULAR

annular, annulate, annulated, circinate, ringed, ring-shaped, doughnut-shaped

(adjective) shaped like a ring

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

annular (not comparable)

Pertaining to, or having the form of, a ring; ring-shaped; in the shape of an annulus.

Banded or marked with circles.

Synonyms

• ring-shaped

Source: Wiktionary


An"nu*lar, a. Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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