Enringed

/ɛnˈrɪŋd/ adjective

Definition

Encircled or surrounded by or as if by a ring; having a ring-like formation around it.

Etymology

From enring (en- + ring) + -ed (past participle/adjective suffix). This forms an adjective from the verb enring.

Kelly Says

Saturn's enringed appearance makes it unique in our solar system—this literary way of describing the planet shows how old English vocabulary persists in poetic and scientific contexts.

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