annular
pronunciation
How to pronounce annular in British English:
UK [ˈænjələ(r)]
How to pronounce annular in American English:
US [ˈænjəlɚ]
-
- Adjective:
- shaped like a ring
Word Origin
- annular (adj.)
- "ring-shaped," 1570s, from French annulaire (16c.) or directly from Latin annularis "pertaining to a ring," from annulus, diminutive 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. Related: Annularity.
Example
- 1. I actually do not see the annular eclipse ?
- 2. Performance studies of annular pulse detonation engine ejectors .
- 3. The basis for annular pancreas is uncertain .
- 4. Release annular pressure rapidly to shut in the well .
- 5. The annular eclipse began in china at 4:41 p.m. local time .