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Definition of "annular" []

  • Shaped like or forming a ring. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "annular" in a sentence
  • "The name annular eclipse comes from the Latin annulus, meaning ring."
  • "Because it was Sunday they were having trouble getting the final items for the repairs—a fire extinguisher cartridge and something called the annular."
  • "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."