annular
51annular — annularity, n. annularly, adv. /an yeuh leuhr/, adj. 1. having the form of a ring. 2. (of a carpenter s nail) having a series of concentric grooves to improve holding power. [1565 75; < L annularis, equiv. to annul(us) ring (var. of ANULUS) +… …
52annular — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. ring shaped (See circularity). II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Having the shape of a curve everywhere equidistant from a fixed point: circular, globoid, globular, round, spheric, spherical. See… …
53annular — an·nu·lar || ænjÊŠlÉ™ adj. ring shaped, circular, round …
54annular — [ anjʊlə] adjective technical ring shaped. Derivatives annularly adverb Origin C16: from Fr. annulaire or L. annularis, from anulus (see annulus) …
55annular — a. Ring shaped, in the form of a ring, ring like …
56annular — an·nu·lar …
57annular — an•nu•lar [[t]ˈæn yə lər[/t]] adj. having the form of a ring • Etymology: 1565–75; < L annulāris=annul(us) ring (see annulus) + āris ar I an nu•lar′i•ty, n. an′nu•lar•ly, adv …
58annular — /ˈænjələ / (say anyuhluh) adjective 1. having the form of a ring. 2. bearing a ring. –noun 3. the ring finger. {Latin annulāris} –annularity /ænjəˈlærəti/ (say anyuh laruhtee), noun –annularly, adverb …
59annular — Something in the form of a ring …
60annular eclipse — noun Date: circa 1751 an eclipse in which a thin outer ring of the sun s disk is not covered by the smaller dark disk of the moon …