Complete Definition of "annulus"

English
Noun
annulus

  1. A ring- or donut-shaped area or structure.
  2. In mathematics, the region between two concentric circles of different radius.
  3. In astronomy, the ring of the sun not covered by the moon in an annular eclipse|annular solar eclipse.

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