Word Study
Annular
CIDE DICTIONARY
Annular, a. [L. annularis, fr. annulis ring: cf. F. annulaire.].
- Pertaining to, or having the form of, a ring; forming a ring; ringed; ring-shaped; as, annular fibers. [1913 Webster]
- Banded or marked with circles. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Annular, adj. ring-shaped; forming a ring.
Idiom
annular eclipse an eclipse of the sun in which the moon leaves a ring of sunlight visible round it.
Derivative
annularly adv.
Etymology
F annulaire or L annularis f. an(n)ulus ring
ROGET THESAURUS
Annular
Circularity
N circularity, roundness, rotundity, circle, circlet, ring, areola, hoop, roundlet, annulus, annulet, bracelet, armlet, ringlet, eye, loop, wheel, cycle, orb, orbit, rundle, zone, belt, cordon, band, contrate wheel, crown wheel, hub, nave, sash, girdle, cestus, cincture, baldric, fillet, fascia, wreath, garland, crown, corona, coronet, chaplet, snood, necklace, collar, noose, lasso, lassoo, ellipse, oval, ovule, ellipsoid, cycloid, epicycloid, epicycle, semicircle, quadrant, sextant, sector, sphere, round, rounded, circular, annular, orbicular, oval, ovate, elliptic, elliptical, egg-shaped, pear-shaped, cycloidal, spherical, I watched the little circles die.For further exploring for "Annular" in Webster Dictionary Online