split ring

Save This Word!

noun

a steel ring having two helical turns, often used as a key ring

QUIZ

CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?

There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?

Question 1 of 7

Which sentence is correct?

His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Words nearby split ring

split pea, split personality, split-phase, split pin, split rail, split ring, split roll, split run, splits, split screen, split-screen technique

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

How to use split ring in a sentence

The commutator is a split ring, having as many parts or segments as there are coils upon the armature.
Physics|Willis Eugene Tower
Attach the cord used for lowering the bottle into the water to the split ring on the rubber suspender.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre
It is a birthday treat to them already to take the key from my split-ring, and look together over the half-forgotten things.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866|Various
It was locked, but the key was on her own split-ring, where he had put it for her the day he returned from London.
The Heir of Redclyffe|Charlotte M. Yonge