Annular

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ˈænjÉ™lÉ™/, /ˈænjÊŠlÉ™/
• US IPA: /ˈænjÉ™lÉš/

Origin

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

Full definition of annular

Adjective

1. Pertaining to, or having the form of, a ring; forming a ring; ringed; ring-shaped; as, annular fibers; in the shape of an annulus.
• Schuster Hepaticae V|6The capsule in both families is spherical, with a bistratose wall; the outer cell layer usually bears nodular thickenings...; the inner layer (of nearly equally large cells) lacks the regular semiannular or annular thickenings of most other leafy liverworts...
2. Banded or marked with circles.

Derived terms

• annular eclipse
• penannular
• semiannular