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annulus
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun annulus has 2 senses
- annulus(n = noun.shape) anchor ring, doughnut, halo, ring - a toroidal shape; "a ring of ships in the harbor"; "a halo of smoke" has particulars: fairy circle, fairy ring
- annulus(n = noun.plant) skirt - (Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar; Array is a kind of plant part, plant structure
is a kind of toroid
is a part of partial veil
CIDE DICTIONARY
annulus, n. [L.].
- A ring; a ringlike part or space. [1913 Webster]
- A space contained between the circumferences of two circles, one within the other. [1913 Webster]
- Ring-shaped structures or markings, found in, or upon, various animals. [1913 Webster]
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annulus
Circularity
N circularity, roundness, rotundity, circle, circlet, ring, areola, hoop, roundlet, annulus, annulet, bracelet, armlet, ringlet, eye, loop, wheel, cycle, orb, orbit, rundle, zone, belt, cordon, band, contrate wheel, crown wheel, hub, nave, sash, girdle, cestus, cincture, baldric, fillet, fascia, wreath, garland, crown, corona, coronet, chaplet, snood, necklace, collar, noose, lasso, lassoo, ellipse, oval, ovule, ellipsoid, cycloid, epicycloid, epicycle, semicircle, quadrant, sextant, sector, sphere, round, rounded, circular, annular, orbicular, oval, ovate, elliptic, elliptical, egg-shaped, pear-shaped, cycloidal, spherical, I watched the little circles die.
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