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

She had seen many eclipses before today, two totals, one annular and two partials.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 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

But the tooth of the annular wheel corresponds with the space in the spur-wheel, as is shown in Fig.

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