Webster's Dictionary 1913

4348

Annulata

‖An′nu‐la″ta (�), n. pl. [Neut. pl., fr. L. annulatus ringed.] (Zoöl.) A class of articulate animals, nearly equivalent to Annelida, including the marine annelids, earthworms, G...

4349

Annulate

An″nu‐late (�), n.(Zoöl.) One of the Annulata.

4350

Annulate (2)

{ An″nu‐late, An″nu‐la′ted (�) } a. [L. annulatus.] 1. Furnished with, or composed of, rings; ringed; surrounded by rings of color.2. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Annulata.

4351

Annulation

An′nu‐la″tion (�), n. A circular or ringlike formation; a ring or belt. Nicholson.

4352

Annulet

An″nu‐let (�), n. [Dim. of annulus.] 1. A little ring. Tennyson.2. (Arch.) A small, flat fillet, encircling a column, etc., used by itself, or with other moldings. It is used, s...

4353

Annullable

An‐nul″la‐ble (�), a. That may be Annulled.

4354

Annuller

An‐nul″ler (�), n. One who annuls.

4355

Annulment

An‐nul″ment (�), n. [Cf. F. annulement.] The act of annulling; abolition; invalidation.

4356

Annuloid

An″nu‐loid (�), a.(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Annuloida.

4357

Annuloida

‖An′nu‐loid″a (�), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. annulus ring + -oid.] (Zoöl.) A division of the Articulata, including the annelids and allied groups; sometimes made to include also the h...

4358

Annulosa

‖An″nu‐lo″sa (�), n. pl.(Zoöl.) A division of the Invertebrata, nearly equivalent to the Articulata. It includes the Arthoropoda and Anarthropoda. By some zoölogists it is appli...

4359

Annulosan

An′nu‐lo″san (�), n.(Zoöl.) One of the Annulosa.

4360

Annulose

An″nu‐lose′ (�; 277), a. [L. annulus ring.] 1. Furnished with, or composed of, rings or ringlike segments; ringed.2. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Annulosa.

4361

Annulus

‖An″nu‐lus (�), n.; pl.Annuli (�). 1. A ring; a ringlike part or space.2. (Geom.) (a) A space contained between the circumferences of two circles, one within the other. (b) The ...

4362

Annumerate

An‐nu″mer‐ate (�), v. t. [L. annumeratus, p. p. of annumerare. See Numerate.] To add on; to count in. Wollaston.

4363

Annumeration

An‐nu′mer‐a″tion (�), n. [L. annumeratio.] Addition to a former number. Sir T. Browne.

4364

Annunciable

An‐nun″ci‐a‐ble (�), a. That may be announced or declared; declarable.

4365

Annunciate

An‐nun″ci‐ate (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Annunciated; p. pr. & vb. n.Annunciating.] [L. annuntiare. See Announce.] To announce.

4366

Annunciate (2)

An‐nun″ci‐ate (�), p. p. & a. Foretold; preannounced. Chaucer.

4367

Annunciation

An‐nun′ci‐a″tion (?; 277), n. [L. annuntiatio: cf. F. annonciation.] 1. The act of announcing; announcement; proclamation; as, the annunciation of peace.2. (Eccl.) (a) The annou...

4368

Annunciation lily

An‐nun′ci‐a″tion lil″y (?). (Bot.) The common white lily (Lilium candidum). So called because it is usually introduced by painters in pictures of the Annunciation.

4369

Annunciative

An‐nun″ci‐a‐tive (�), a. Pertaining to annunciation; announcing. Dr. H. More.

4370

Annunciator

An‐nun″ci‐a′tor (�), n. [L. annuntiator.] 1. One who announces. Specifically: An officer in the church of Constantinople, whose business it was to inform the people of the festi...

4371

Annunciatory

An‐nun″ci‐a‐to‐ry (�), a. Pertaining to, or containing, announcement; making known.

4372

Anoa

‖A‐noa″ (�), n.(Zoöl.) A small wild ox of Celebes (Anoa depressicornis), allied to the buffalo, but having long nearly straight horns.

4373

Anode

An″ode (�), n.(Elec.) The positive pole of an electric battery, or more strictly the electrode by which the current enters the electrolyte on its way to the other pole; — oppose...

4374

Anodon

‖An″o‐don (�), n. [NL., fr. Gr. � toothless; αν̓ priv. + �, �, a tooth.] (Zoöl.) A genus of fresh-water bivalves, having no teeth at the hinge. [Written also Anodonta.]