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an·nu·lar 
[an-yuh-ler] Pronunciation Key
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[an-yuh-ler] Pronunciation Key –adjective
| 1. | having the form of a ring. |
| 2. | (of a carpenter's nail) having a series of concentric grooves to improve holding power. |
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an·nu·lar·i·ty, noun
an·nu·lar·ly, adverb
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| an·nu·lar
(ān'yə-lər) Pronunciation Key
adj. Shaped like or forming a ring. [Latin ānulāris, from ānulus, ring; see annulus.] an'nu·lar'i·ty (-lār'ĭ-tē) n., an'nu·lar·ly adv. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
annular
annular
"ring-shaped," 1571, from L. annularis, from annulus, dim. of anus "ring" (see anus). An annular eclipse (1727) is one in which the dark body of the moon is smaller than the disk of the sun, so that at the height of it the sun appears as a ring of light.
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The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| annular
(ān'yə-lər) Pronunciation Key
Forming or shaped like a ring.
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annular an·nu·lar (ān'yə-lər)
adj.
Shaped like or forming a ring.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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. 2. Banded or marked with circles. 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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