annulate

or an·nu·lat·ed

[an-yuh-lit, -leyt or an-yuh-ley-tid]

SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR annulate ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

formed of ringlike segments, as an annelid worm.

having rings or ringlike bands.

Nearby words

Origin of annulate

1820–30; < Latin annulātus, variant of ānulātus ringed, equivalent to ānul(us) ring + -ātus -ate¹

Related formsan·nu·la·tion, noun

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for annulate

Cross rings may or may not be present, and the cup is either smooth or annulate.
Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole|Gary N. Calkins
In eggs with yolk, whether vertebrate or annulate, there is always a separation into an animal and a plastic layer.
Form and Function|E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
Abdomen not annulate nor prolonged behind; eight legs in the adult stage.
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert Riley
Thus vertebrate and annulate embryos agree in certain points at the time of the formation of the primitive streak.
Form and Function|E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell

The longitudinal type characterises such genera as Vibrio, Filaria, Gordius, and all the annulate animals.
Form and Function|E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell

British Dictionary definitions for annulate

annulate

adjective

having, composed of, or marked with rings

Derived Formsannulated, adjective

Word Origin for annulate

C19: from Latin ānulātus, from ānulus a ring

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

annulate

or an·nu·lat·ed

adjective

RELATED WORDS

Nearby words

Origin of annulate

Examples from the Web for annulate

annulate

adjective

Word Origin for annulate