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ANNULATE See also:ANNULAR , &c . (See also:Lat. annulus, a See also:ring), ringed, " Annulate " is used in See also:botany and See also:zoology in connexion with certain See also:plants, See also:worms, &c . (see See also:ANNELIDA), either marked with rings or composed of ring-like segments . The word "annulated" is also used in, See also:heraldry and See also:architecture . An annulated See also:cross is one with the points ending in an "annulet" (an heraldic ring, supposed to be taken from a coat of See also:mail), while the annulet in architecture is a small See also:fillet See also:round a See also:column, which encircles the See also:lower See also:part of the Doric See also:capital immediately above the See also:neck or See also:trachelium . The word "annulus" (for "ring") is itself used technically in See also:geometry, See also:astronomy, &c., and the See also:adjective " See also:annular " corresponds, An annular space is that between an inner and See also:outer ring . The annular See also:finger is the ring finger . An annular See also:eclipse is an eclipse of the See also:sun in which the visible part of the latter completely encircles the dark See also:body of the See also:moon; for this to happen, the centres of the sun and moon, and the point on the See also:earth where. the observer is situated, must be collinear . |
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