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ring (RING) (noun)
1. A clear resonating sound made by striking an object, such as metal or glass: The church bells have a wonderful ring to them on a winter’s night.
Jane mentioned, "If you tap the crystal goblet carefully, you can hear it ring."
2. A circular band often worn on a person's finger; or a circular band used to hold items: Stacy inherited a beautiful ring from her aunt and she wears it every day.Aurora's friend gave her a key ring so she wouldn't lose her keys so often.
3. A square space often used for sporting events: The boxers met in the ring for the boxing competition.ring (RING) (verb)
1. To place a telephone call: Shelby's assistant said, "Shelby, Tony said he will ring you in the morning to confirm your luncheon date."
2. To encircle: The low mountains ring the green valley.
2. To encircle: The low mountains ring the green valley.
wring (RING) (verb)
1. To twist one's palms and fingers as an expression of anxiety: Travis always knew that his mother was worried when he saw her wring her hands.
2. To squeeze or to twist something in order to remove moisture: Janet said, "Dottie, be sure to wring out the dishcloth before hanging it up."
3. To get something out of someone or out of an item or object with a lot of effort: The executive officer tried to wring every last dollar of profit out of the failing company.
2. To squeeze or to twist something in order to remove moisture: Janet said, "Dottie, be sure to wring out the dishcloth before hanging it up."
3. To get something out of someone or out of an item or object with a lot of effort: The executive officer tried to wring every last dollar of profit out of the failing company.
Marla will wring out Chad's polishing cloth, and then he will polish the bell so that it will ring loudly and clearly and then he will ring her up when he is done.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group R; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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(Latin: ring)
(Latin: ring, an iron ring for the feet; circle; (so called because of its form); usually the posterior opening of the alimentary canal through which undigested food is voided; the anus)
(Greek: ring; used in the extended sense of pertaining to the [ring-shaped] cartilage that forms the back and lower part of the laryngeal cavity)
(Greek: turning, spinning, whirling, bend, circular motion; originally, "circle, curved, ring")
(Latin: rut or track made in the ground by a wheel; circle, ring, round surface, disk)
(Greek: shell; husk; cup [of a flower], used primarily in the specialized senses of "pertaining to or of a cup-shaped bodily organ or cavity"; also a reference to the "cup-shaped ring of sepals encasing a flower bud")
(Latin: circle [a ring; wheel], round)
(Latin: to ring, to jingle; formed by reduplication (for the sake of emphasis) from the base of Latin tinnire, which is of imitative origin.)
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The internal and upper opening of the inguinal (groin) canal, bounded inferiorly by the inguinal (groin) ligament, medially by the inferior epigastric vessels, and above and laterally by the lower free border of the transversus abdominis muscle which is the broad, flat muscle of the abdomen: When Tim went to his doctor for a check-up, the abdominal inguinal ring was also examined.
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abdomin-, abdomino-, abdomen-
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-al; -ial, -eal
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anulus iridis, border of iris, ring of iris
Either of two zones on the anterior surface of the iris, separated by a circular line concentric with the pupillary border.
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annul-, anul-
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-ulus, -olus, -ulum, -ola
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electron positron storage ring, electron-positron storage ring
1. A vacuum chamber which is encased with bending and focusing magnets, in which counter-rotating beams of electrons and positrons are stored for several hours and then forced to collide with each other.
2. An annular vacuum chamber, enclosed by bending and focusing magnets, in which counter-rotating beams of electrons and positrons are stored for several hours and can be made to collide with each other.
2. An annular vacuum chamber, enclosed by bending and focusing magnets, in which counter-rotating beams of electrons and positrons are stored for several hours and can be made to collide with each other.
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electro-, electr-, electri-
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electron ring accelerator, ERA
A proposed particle accelerator in which protons to be accelerated are trapped by the space charge of a ring of relativisitic electrons which is then accelerated.
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electro-, electr-, electri-
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“ring”
1. Jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal, often set with jewels, worn on the finger: Mildred was wearing rings on every finger of both hands.
2. Something which is shaped like a circle: The smoker was blowing smoke rings into the air.
4. A group of people who are involved in some kind of illegal or dishonest activities: The police broke up two drug rings and a Mexican smuggling ring last week.
2. Something which is shaped like a circle: The smoker was blowing smoke rings into the air.
Patricia put her keys on a new key ring.
3. An area which is used for putting on shows and may be surrounded by ropes or some other outer restrictions: Examples of show rings include: a circus ring, a rodeo ring, a boxing ring, a wrestling ring, etc.4. A group of people who are involved in some kind of illegal or dishonest activities: The police broke up two drug rings and a Mexican smuggling ring last week.
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English Words in Action, Group R
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ring (verb), rings; ringed, rang; ringing
1. To cause a device or an object; such as, a bell to make sounds: The hotel clerk rang a bell at the desk to get the attention of someone to carry the customer's baggage to the room.
3. To fill a place or an area with sound: The cheers were ringing through the gym as the school team won the championship.
4. To appear to have a particular quality or character: Jim's excuse for getting home late didn't ring true with his parents.
5. To form a circle around or to surround something or a person: Small cottages are ringing the lake.
When Jillian went to visit her friends, she rang the door bell so they would let her in.
2. To make a sound as a signal of an event or a specific time: The church bells rang early on Sunday to summon people to the religious service.3. To fill a place or an area with sound: The cheers were ringing through the gym as the school team won the championship.
4. To appear to have a particular quality or character: Jim's excuse for getting home late didn't ring true with his parents.
5. To form a circle around or to surround something or a person: Small cottages are ringing the lake.
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English Words in Action, Group R
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accretion ring
The ring of hot gas and dust that encircles a black hole, formed from material torn off the companion star to the black hole.
In losing its initial angular momentum, the hot material descends into the black hole, friction causing it to reach temperatures high enough to produce x-rays.
It is by the accretion ring emission that makes it possible for the presence of the black hole to be inferred.
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Astronomy and related astronomical terms
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crepe ring, C-ring
Saturn's inner ring, also known as the C-ring, which extends inward to the planet from the brightest ring or the B-ring.
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diamond-ring effect
1. A phenomenon seen as a flash of sunlight shines down a lunar valley during a total solar eclipse.
2. An effect created as the total phase of a solar eclipse is about to begin, when the last Baily's bead, a remaining bit of phosphere, glows so intensely by contrast with the sun's faint corona that it looks like the jewel on a ring.
2. An effect created as the total phase of a solar eclipse is about to begin, when the last Baily's bead, a remaining bit of phosphere, glows so intensely by contrast with the sun's faint corona that it looks like the jewel on a ring.
It also refers to the equivalent phase at the end of totality.
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Astronomy and related astronomical terms
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