annulus in Arabic

Arabic words for annulus

remnants of a partial veil which leaves a ring on the stem of a mushroom

حَلَقَة ḥalaqa, حَلْقَة ḥalqa

English meaning of annulus

1. noun A ring- or donut-shaped area, object, or structure.
2. noun A ring of fibrous tissue; specifically (cardiology), such a ring around an opening of a heart valve, to which the valve leaflets and muscle fibres of the atria and ventricles are attached; an annulus fibrosus cordis.
3. noun A ring of light in a celestial body, especially when caused by an annular eclipse (for example, when the Sun and Moon are in line with the Earth, but the Moon does not completely cover the Sun's disc).
4. noun A structure surrounding a sporangium (or part of it) which shrinks and causes it to rupture for spore dispersal; specifically, in a fern: a structure around about two-thirds of the sporangium consisting of differentially thick-walled cells which dry and distort the sporangium; and in a moss: a complete ring of cells around the tip of the sporangium which dissolves to cause the tip to detach.

Full definition of annulus

Synonyms of annulus

• cylinder

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Questions about annulus in Arabic

What is the meaning of annulus in Arabic?

Annulus in Arabic is حَلَقَة (ḥalaqa), حَلْقَة (ḥalqa).

ما معنى كلمة annulus؟

Annulus: حَلَقَة (ḥalaqa), حَلْقَة (ḥalqa).

What does annulus mean in English?

Annulus means a ring- or donut-shaped area, object, or structure.