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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Annular \An"nu*lar\, a. [L. annularis, fr. annulis ring: cf. F.
annulaire.]
1. Pertaining to, or having the form of, a ring; forming a
ring; ringed; ring-shaped; as, annular fibers.
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2. Banded or marked with circles.
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{Annular eclipse} (Astron.), an eclipse of the sun in which
the moon at the middle of the eclipse conceals the central
part of the sun's disk, leaving a complete ring of light
around the border.
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