ringlet
- noun
- /ˈrɪŋlɪt/
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- This close-up shot shows that the classical rings consist of hundreds of narrow ringlets and gaps.
Examples
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The scientist observed the ringlets in the leaves under a microscope, noting their circular formations.
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Not only that, the rings themselves turn out to be made up of thousands upon thousands of bands and ringlets.
Academic text (2004) -
Case in point: the multitudinous rings and ringlets of the planet Saturn.
Academic text (2004) -
Because of lighting conditions, Voyager 2 could see 10 times as many ringlets as Voyager 1 had.
Academic text (1995) -
It came in little bursts of orange, rather like those ringlets on the holostage.
Fiction book (1998) -
The concentric arcs are ringlets and gaps; part of the Cassini division is visible in the lower right corner.
Academic text (1995) -
The colored blobs sharpened into ringlets of perceptibly different hues.
Fiction book (1998) -
The flower petals formed delicate ringlets that added to the beauty of the garden.
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In the diagram, each ringlet represented a different layer of plant structure, demonstrating concentric growth.
Synonyms
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2.8
A round shape or area that goes around something
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1.0
A spiral shape like the edge of a leaf or the curve of a shell
5
8.1
A spiral pattern seen in hair, leaves or smoke
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5.4
A group of leaves or petals that grow close together in a circle near the ground
A small ring of decoration around the top of a column
Compounds
How Ringed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ringlet comes from ring 'circle' and the small ending -let 'little', so it means a 'small ring' and is a good word for tiny round bands or the small concentric circles you see in petals or on water.