annulus
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9.8
- noun
- /ˈæn.jə.ləs/
- Specialized
:
anillo
- The scientist studied the annulus formed between the inner and outer layers of the Earth's crust.
- annulus fibrosis
And it's and it's from the Latin annulus, meaning ring.
- And it's and it's from the Latin annulus, meaning ring.
Examples
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The number of possible avenues of flow in and out of the annulus is many.
Blog text (14) -
We presented this annulus with little squares.
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So it's in that annulus between the rod and the cylinder.
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And of course, the evidence is the composition of the contents of the annulus.
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The annulus fibrosis is the outer ring of the disc.
Academic text (2005) -
The production casing is closed at the bottom, but the casing annulus is flowing reservoir fluids.
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The outer portion of the intervertebral disc, the annulus fibrosis, ruptures, leading to protrusion of the nucleus pulposus.
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In geometry class, we learned about the area of an annulus with two concentric circles.
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The technician measured the thickness of the annulus surrounding the pipe to ensure proper insulation.
Synonyms
501
2.8
A round shape or area that goes around something
9
4.2
A ring of light or mist around something
A doughnut-shaped solid with a hole in the middle
A small ring shaped band around the top of a column
Surface Forms
Etymology
Annulus comes from the Latin word annulus, which meant 'little ring'. So it now means a ring or ring-shaped area, like the space between two concentric circles.