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annular

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈænjələ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈænjʊlə/
  • US: /ˈænjəlɚ/
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  • CMU ARPABET: AE1 N Y AH0 L ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: oval; round; toroid
  • annular fiber

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: circular, ring-shaped, O-shaped, oval, round, toroid

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Banded or marked with circles.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

shaped like a ring

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: annulate, annulated, circinate, ringed, ring-shaped, doughnut-shaped

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Ahtna: tsʼagh — having the form of a ring
  • Azerbaijani: üzükvari — having the form of a ring
  • Bengali: বলয়াকার (bolẏakar) — having the form of a ring
  • Bengali: অঙ্গুরিসদৃশ (oṅguriśodriś) — having the form of a ring
  • Bulgarian: пръстеновиден (prǎstenoviden) — having the form of a ring
  • Catalan: anular — having the form of a ring
  • Finnish: rengasmainen — having the form of a ring
  • French: annulaire — having the form of a ring
  • German: ringförmig — having the form of a ring
  • German: kranzförmig — having the form of a ring
  • Greek: δακτυλιοειδής (daktylioeidís) — having the form of a ring
  • Hindi: वलयाकार (valyākār) — having the form of a ring
  • Icelandic: hringlaga — having the form of a ring
  • Irish: fáinneach — having the form of a ring
  • Irish: annalach — having the form of a ring
  • Latin: ānulāris — having the form of a ring
  • Persian: حلقوی (halqavi) — having the form of a ring
  • Portuguese: anular — having the form of a ring
  • Portuguese: anelar — having the form of a ring
  • Russian: кольцево́й (kolʹcevój) — having the form of a ring
  • Russian: кольцеобра́зный (kolʹceobráznyj) — having the form of a ring
  • Russian: кольцеви́дный (kolʹcevídnyj) — having the form of a ring
  • Spanish: anular — having the form of a ring
  • Spanish: anuloso — having the form of a ring
  • Swedish: ringformig — having the form of a ring
  • Tagalog: gasingsing — having the form of a ring
  • Turkish: halkamsı — having the form of a ring
  • Turkish: halkasal — having the form of a ring
Real reading context

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