In an annular or ring-shaped manner; in the form of a ring or rings.
From annular + -ly (adverb-forming suffix). Describes how something is arranged, formed, or occurs in a ring-like pattern.
When trees grow 'annularly,' they produce growth rings—and scientists can count and measure these rings to determine the tree's age and the conditions it experienced each year.
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