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annular

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an⋅nu⋅lar

  [an-yuh-ler]
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–adjective
1. having the form of a ring.
2. (of a carpenter's nail) having a series of concentric grooves to improve holding power.
Origin:
1565–75; < L annulāris, equiv. to annul(us) ring (var. of ānulus) + -āris -ar 1

Related forms:
an⋅nu⋅lar⋅i⋅ty, noun
an⋅nu⋅lar⋅ly, adverb
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an·nu·lar   (ān'yə-lər)   
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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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: an·nu·lar
Pronunciation: 'an-y&-l&r
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or forming a ring annulardiaphragm of a microscope>
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annular an·nu·lar (ān'yə-lər)
adj.
Shaped like or forming a ring.

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Science Dictionary
annular   (ān'yə-lər)  Pronunciation Key 
Forming or shaped like a ring.
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