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annular

adjective/ˈænjəlɚ/

What It Means

Pertaining to, or having the form of, a ring: in the shape of an annulus.

Banded or marked with circles.

Near-synonyms: oval; round; toroid

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From Latin ānulāris (“ring-shaped”); (possibly through French annulaire), from ānulus (“ring”).

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