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English meaning

  • annulus noun A shape or object like a ring, with an open space in the middle.
  • areola noun The circular, darker-pigmented area of skin surrounding a nipple.
  • bangle noun A rigid, usually round bracelet worn on the wrist or ankle, typically without a clasp.
  • corona noun The glowing outer atmosphere of the sun, visible as a bright ring during a total solar eclipse.
  • crown noun An ornamental headpiece worn by a monarch as a symbol of royal power.
  • doughnut noun A small, sweet, deep-fried piece of dough, usually ring-shaped or filled with jam or cream.
  • ring noun A small circular band, often worn on a finger as jewelry.
  • shackle verb To restrain someone with chains or metal restraints.
  • tyre noun British spelling: the rubber ring fitted around a wheel that grips the road.

Senses

rengas is used for these senses in English:

  • annulus (botany) A structure surrounding a sporangium (or part of it) which shrinks and causes it to rupture for spore dispersal; specifically, in a fern: a structure around about two-thirds of the sporangium consisting of differentially thick-walled cells which dry and distort the sporangium; and in a moss: a complete ring of cells around the tip of the sporangium which dissolves to cause the tip to detach.
  • areola (anatomy) The circular, darkly pigmented area surrounding a nipple; the areola mammae.
  • bangle A rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp.
  • corona (by extension) Any luminous or crownlike ring around an object or person.
  • crown (geometry) The area enclosed between two concentric perimeters.
  • doughnut (Australia, North America) A peel-out or skid mark in the shape of a circle; a 360-degree skid.
  • ring (jewelry) A round piece of (precious) metal worn around the finger or through the ear, nose, etc.
  • shackle A hook, ring, or other device for connecting, holding, lifting, etc.; specifically (nautical) , a small incomplete ring secured with a bolt across the ends, used to connect lengths of cable or chain together, or to keep a porthole closed.

annulus — full definition

  1. noun A shape or object like a ring, with an open space in the middle.
  2. noun (anatomy) A ring of tough tissue, especially the one around a heart valve opening that its flaps and muscles attach to.
  3. noun A bright ring of light around a dark body in the sky, as seen for example when the Moon passes in front of the Sun but does not fully cover it.
  4. noun A part around a fern or moss spore case that shrinks and splits it open to release the spores.

areola — full definition

  1. noun The circular, darker-pigmented area of skin surrounding a nipple.
  2. noun Any small circular area of skin or tissue that differs from what surrounds it, such as the colored circle forming the iris around the eye's pupil.
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