annular
adjUK /ˈænjələ/ · US /ˈænjəlɚ/
Etymology From Latin ānulāris (“ring-shaped”); (possibly through French annulaire), from ānulus (“ring”).
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Pertaining to, or having the form of, a ring: in the shape of an annulus.
- Near-synonyms: oval; round; toroid
- annular fiber
2 more examples
- If anybody snickers, put 'em in their place by reminding them that the annular wing is a very old aeronautical principle.1963 April, Roy L. Clough, Jr., “Hoopskirt: The old "flying barrel" turns in a top performance in this up-to-date-model”, in Popular Mechanics, page 155:
- The capsule in both families is spherical, with a bistratose wall; the outer cell layer usually bears nodular thickenings[…]; the inner layer (of nearly equally large cells) lacks the regular semiannular or annular thickenings of most other leafy liverworts[…]1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page 6:
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Banded or marked with circles.
- Derived terms
- annular eclipse, annular gap junction, annularity, annularly, annular zone, cannular, interannular, penannular, periannular, postannular, semiannular, transannular
- Related terms
- annual