annulate

Marked with rings

Annulate means having rings or ring-shaped segments.

The term appears mainly in biology to describe organisms or structures marked by circular bands or divisions: annulate worms, an annulate antenna.

The related noun is annulation.

geometric

ring-shaped

Forming a closed loop

hoop · band · loop · disk · circumference · radius · diameter · round · orbital · cylindrical

decorative

banded

Having encircling marks

  • beadingOrnamental small-sphere work
zoology

annelids

Ringed-body worm phylum

  • earthwormsSoil-dwelling segmented invertebrates
  • leechesBlood-drinking segmented worms
  • setaeStiff hairlike structures

clitellum · body segments · tubeworms · bristleworms · lugworms · sandworms · segmentation · vermiform · coelom

anatomy

growth rings

Annual layers in wood

cross-section · dendrochronology · annual growth

Opposites
surface marking/texture

annulatesmooth

Without roughness or difficulty

unmarked · plain · unringed · unsegmented · continuous

shape geometry

annulateangular

Sharp-edged or rawboned

angulate · linear · straight · pointed · acuminate

Phrases
Family

annular

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