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proper noun (infl, en, proper noun)
- An Irish family name.
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noun
- A circumscribing object (looking like an annual ring, earring, finger ring, etc.)
- A round piece of (precious) metal worn around the finger.
- A round piece of metal put around a bird's leg used for identification and studies of migration.
- A place where some sports take place; as, a boxing ring.
- A group of people, usually involving some unethical or illegal practices; as a Crime ring.
- (algebra) An algebraic structure which is a group under addition and a monoid under multiplication.
- The set of integers, <math>\mathbb{Z}</math>, is the prototypical ring.
- (geometry) A planar geometrical figure included between two concentric circles.
- (astronomy) A formation of various pieces of material orbiting around a planet.
- An old English measure of corn equal to the coomb or half a quarter.
- Quotations
- 1866: The ring is common in the Huntingdonshire accounts of Ramsey Abbey. It was equal to half a quarter, i.e., is identical with the coomb of the eastern counties. — James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, Volume 1, p. 168.
verb - To attach a ring to.
- Only ringed hogs may forage in the commons.
- To surround.
- The inner city was ringed with dingy industrial areas.
- To cut a ring around.
- They ringed the trees to make the clearing easier next year.
Translations: - Dutch: ring(nl)m
- French: bague(fr, anneau, m}}, {{t+, fr)f
- German: Ring(de)m
- Italian: anello(it)m
- Spanish: anillo(es)m
adjective
- (rfv-sense)(UK, slang) Short for boring.
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