annular

2 definitions found

annular - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Annular \An"nu*lar\, a. [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.
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     2. Banded or marked with circles.
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     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.
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annular - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  annular
      adj 1: shaped like a ring [syn: annular, annulate,
             annulated, circinate, ringed, ring-shaped,
             doughnut-shaped]