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  • 51annular — annularity, n. annularly, adv. /an yeuh leuhr/, adj. 1. having the form of a ring. 2. (of a carpenter s nail) having a series of concentric grooves to improve holding power. [1565 75; < L annularis, equiv. to annul(us) ring (var. of ANULUS) +&#8230; …

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  • 52annular — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. ring shaped (See circularity). II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Having the shape of a curve everywhere equidistant from a fixed point: circular, globoid, globular, round, spheric, spherical. See&#8230; …

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  • 53annular — an·nu·lar || ænjÊŠlÉ™ adj. ring shaped, circular, round …

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  • 54annular — [ anjʊlə] adjective technical ring shaped. Derivatives annularly adverb Origin C16: from Fr. annulaire or L. annularis, from anulus (see annulus) …

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  • 55annular — a. Ring shaped, in the form of a ring, ring like …

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  • 56annular — an·nu·lar …

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  • 57annular — an•nu•lar [[t]ˈæn yə lər[/t]] adj. having the form of a ring • Etymology: 1565–75; &LT; L annulāris=annul(us) ring (see annulus) + āris ar I an nu•lar′i•ty, n. an′nu•lar•ly, adv …

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  • 58annular — /ˈænjələ / (say anyuhluh) adjective 1. having the form of a ring. 2. bearing a ring. –noun 3. the ring finger. {Latin annulāris} –annularity /ænjəˈlærəti/ (say anyuh laruhtee), noun –annularly, adverb …

  • 59annular — Something in the form of a ring …

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  • 60annular eclipse — noun Date: circa 1751 an eclipse in which a thin outer ring of the sun s disk is not covered by the smaller dark disk of the moon …

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