anchor ring

noun Geometry Now Rare.

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Origin of anchor ring

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby anchor ring

anchor escapement, anchor ice, anchor light, anchor plant, anchor pocket, anchor ring, anchor shot, anchor span, anchor splint, anchor watch, anchorage
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Example sentences from the Web for anchor ring

  • For example, an anchor-ring with a cross-connecting tube from one side to the other would be triply continuous.

    Lord Kelvin|Andrew Gray

British Dictionary definitions for anchor ring

anchor ring

noun

a ring made from an iron bar of circular cross-section
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