Annular

Word ANNULAR
Character 7
Hyphenation an nu lar
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Annular"

What do we mean by annular?

Shaped like or forming a ring. adjective

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.

Pertaining to, or having the form of, a ring; forming a ring; ringed; ring-shaped. adjective

Banded or marked with circles. adjective

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. 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. adjective

Shaped like a ring adjective

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

Banded or marked with circles.

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The word "annular" in example sentences

The name annular eclipse comes from the Latin annulus, meaning ring. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Because it was Sunday they were having trouble getting the final items for the repairs—a fire extinguisher cartridge and something called the annular. ❋ Jeffery Deaver (2001)

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. ❋ Edward J. Jackwski (1995)

Each year produces a new tree which is seen and known by circular rings called annular growths. ❋ Unknown (1872)

The test involves finding the ratio of two quantities called annular differential surface densities (ADSDs) - which are derived from images of galaxies. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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. ❋ Unknown (2010)

At some parts in 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. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Four weeks before the initial explosion, when a technician reported seeing shredded rubber come out of the drilling fluid after someone accidentally drove a drilling pipe through a critical rubber "annular" ring in the infamous "Blow Out Preventer" (BOP), a supervisor told them "it was no big deal" and drilling continued as usual. ❋ Unknown (2010)

These observations are particularly applicable to continuous furnaces such as annular brick furnaces, etc., in which a uniformity of temperature in the different chambers is of vital importance to perfect the baking. ❋ Various (N/A)

One extremely curious result of the increase of light was the abolition of any sharp distinction between the two classes of "annular" and ❋ Unknown (1874)

A key component is a rubber gasket at the top called an "annular," which can close tightly around the drill pipe. ❋ Unknown (2010)

An "annular" eclipse means the moon only blocks the sun's middle therefore creating a ring, and could be seen across parts of Central Africa, the Maldives, southern India, northern Sri Lanka, parts of Myanmar and China. ❋ Unknown (2010)

A solar eclipse that reduced the sun to a blazing ring surrounding a black disk has entered the record books as the longest "annular" eclipse for 1000 years. ❋ Unknown (2010)

U.S. space agency NASA said on its website the eclipse was annular, meaning the moon will block most of the sun's middle, but not its edges, causing it to look like a ring. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The northern state of Uttar Pradesh, where millions of Hindus are celebrating the Kumbh Mela along the banks of the holy Ganges river, did not witness the "ring of fire" visible when an eclipse is annular, meaning the moon blocks out most of the sun's middle but not its edges. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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