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Ring
Found in thesaurus: sound, toroid, band, chemical chain, chain, association, platform, jewellery, jewelry, strip, slip, go, carry, bear, contain, hold, telecommunicate, attach
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ring
v.
call on the telephone (British); bid, call, summon; encircle, surround; form into a ring; sound a bell; seem, appear; resound, be filled with sound; reverberate, echo
n.
sound of a bell; telephone call; circle of metal worn on the finger; circle; circular object or course; tone, sound; group of people engaged in a particular activity; enclosed area for sports competitions (i.e. bullring, boxing ring); bookies at a race track; place where bets are made at a race track
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Ring
Ring may refer to:
- Ring (jewellery), a circular, decorative or symbolic ornament worn on fingers, toes, arm or neck
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*-algebra
In mathematics, and more specifically in abstract algebra, a *-algebra (or involutive algebra) is a mathematical structure consisting of two involutive rings and , where is commutative and has the structure of an associative algebra over . Involutive algebras generalize the idea of a number system equipped with conjugation, for example the complex numbers and complex conjugation, matrices over the complex numbers and conjugate transpose, and linear operators over a Hilbert space and Hermitian adjoints.
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RING finger domain
In molecular biology, a RING (Really Interesting New Gene) finger domain is a protein structural domain of zinc finger type which contains a Cys3HisCys4 amino acid motif which binds two zinc cations. This protein domain contains from 40 to 60 amino acids. Many proteins containing a RING finger play a key role in the ubiquitination pathway.
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ring
Noun
1. a characteristic sound; "it has the ring of sincerity"
(hypernym) sound
(derivation) resound, echo, reverberate
2. a toroidal shape; "a ring of ships in the harbor"; "a halo of smoke"
(synonym) halo, annulus, anulus, doughnut, anchor ring
(hypernym) toroid
(hyponym) fairy ring, fairy circle
(derivation) surround, environ, encircle, circle, round
3. a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling; "there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse"
(synonym) hoop
(hypernym) band
(hyponym) carabiner, karabiner, snap ring
(part-holonym) wagon wheel
4. (chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop
(synonym) closed chain
(hypernym) chain, chemical chain
(hyponym) heterocyclic ring, heterocycle
(classification) chemistry, chemical science
5. an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves"
(synonym) gang, pack, mob
(hypernym) association
(hyponym) nest
(member-holonym) organized crime, gangland, gangdom
(member-meronym) gangster, mobster
6. the sound of a bell ringing; "the distinctive ring of the church bell"; "the ringing of the telephone"; "the tintinnabulation that so volumnously swells from the ringing and the dinging of the bells"--E. A. Poe
(synonym) ringing, tintinnabulation
(hypernym) sound
(hyponym) bell ringing
(derivation) call, telephone, call up, phone
7. a square platform marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle
(hypernym) platform
(hyponym) boxing ring, prize ring
(part-meronym) canvas, canvass
8. jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger; "she had rings on every finger"; "he noted that she wore a wedding band"
(synonym) band
(hypernym) jewelry, jewellery
(hyponym) annulet
(derivation) band
9. a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)
(synonym) band
(hypernym) strip, slip
(derivation) band
Verb
1. sound loudly and sonorously; "the bells rang"
(synonym) peal
(hypernym) sound, go
(hyponym) ding, dong, dingdong
(see-also) ring out
(derivation) ringing, tintinnabulation
2. ring or echo with sound; "the hall resounded with laughter"
(synonym) resound, echo, reverberate
(hypernym) sound, go
(hyponym) consonate
3. make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification; "Ring the bells"; "My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church"
(synonym) knell
(hypernym) sound
(hyponym) toll
(cause) sound, go
(derivation) ringing, tintinnabulation
4. be around; "Developments surround the town"; "The river encircles the village"
(synonym) surround, environ, encircle, circle, round
(hypernym) hold, bear, carry, contain
(hyponym) twine
(derivation) halo, annulus, anulus, doughnut, anchor ring
5. get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone; "I tried to call you all night"; "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning"
(synonym) call, telephone, call up, phone
(hypernym) telecommunicate
(hyponym) cell phone
(entail) dial
(verb-group) call
(derivation) ringing, tintinnabulation
(classification) telephone, telephony
6. attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify; "ring birds"; "band the geese to observe their migratory patterns"
(synonym) band
(hypernym) attach
(derivation) band
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Ring (der)
nm.
ring, earring; circle, circular object or course; group of people engaged in a particular activity; arena, ring, open area, enclosed area for sports competitions (i.e. bullring, boxing ring); loop, eyelet, narrow opening; hoop
ringen
v.
fight, wrestle, struggle with, scuffle, contend in a wrestling match
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ring
nm.
ring, wrestling ring, area for wrestling matches
