annular

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Porokeratosis is a skin disease that leads to the development of annular or circular, red and itchy lesions.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2024

I have an assortment of neutral density filters because I had previously photographed an annular eclipse, when the moon is farther away in its Earth orbit and therefore doesn’t block the entirety of the sun.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 14, 2024

In a total eclipse, the Moon fully blocks the Sun from Earth view, while during an annular eclipse, a narrow ring of sunlight can be seen encircling the Moon.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2024

And there I saw the moon nestled within the sun, a black disk surrounded by the slim, symmetrical ring of light that defines an annular eclipse.

From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2023

The dotted arcs c d represent the arcs of receding contact and c is found longer than d, the angles of action being 66° for the spur-wheels and 72° for the annular wheel.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua