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annular

[ an-yuh-ler ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

having the form of a ring.
(of a carpenter's nail) having a series of concentric grooves to improve holding power.

annular

/ ˈænjʊlə; ˌænjʊˈlærɪtɪ /

annular

/ ăn′yə-lər /

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Origin of annular¹

1565–75; < Latin annulāris, equivalent to annul ( us ) ring (variant of ānulus ) + -āris -ar ¹

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Origin of annular¹

C16: from Latin annulāris, from annulus, ānulus ring

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This improved process of casting may also be employed for objects which do not possess an exactly annular section.

The steam-cylinders of this engine were placed one within the other, the low-pressure exterior cylinder being annular.

For about five minutes the eclipse was annular—only a little rim of light gleamed forth.

The broken lines represent similar data for the annular eclipses.

The ring is, perhaps, a type of the annular money, then current among the Britons.

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