Definition of annulate in English:
annulate
adjectiveˈanjʊlətˈænjəleɪt
Zoology Having rings; marked with or formed of rings.
Example sentencesExamples
- Either attached to or formed integrally of the annulate band is a cover in a dome configuration so as to enclose the skin area around the percutaneous device.
- Pleopods are made up of two narrow, annulate rami, the anteriormost being the slightly longer of the two.
- In twelve of these cases the antennae were elongated annulate structures.
- The annulate corpuscle of the spermatozoon is the metamorphosed nucleus of the cell from which the spermatozoon is developed.
- The main focus of this research proposal is to analyze the biogenesis of nuclear pore complexes and annulate lamellae.
Derivatives
adjective
Zoology The molecular nomenclature of these compounds is taken from the core seven-member ring, containing two nitrogen atoms, that is annulated with a benzene ring.
Example sentencesExamples
- The most striking feature seen on the fossil annelids in this study is the ‘fan,’ a cephalic cage formed by annulated capillary setae.
- However, annulated tubes with definite tetraradial symmetry have been found in Ediacaran-age biotas in both South America and southwestern North America, and referred to the genus Corumbella.
- At the same time, calcium-rich annulated spheroids appear at the apical ends of the proximate and middle enterocytes.
- The shell surface is distinctly annulated along its sides, with broad annulae that are separated by deep narrow grooves.
nounanjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n
Zoology It is characterized by a very gently tapered, finely laminated conical tube lacking strong transverse annulations.
Example sentencesExamples
- The inner and outer tube surfaces are very smooth, without any indication of segmentation, annulation, or collaring.
- The annulations give the shell a segmented appearance.
- The annulation is weakly developed along the surface opposite to the attached portion.
- At the same time, both genera have well-developed, multiannulate first antennae, whereas modern branchiopods have dwarfed first antennae without much of annulation or segmentation at all.
Origin
Early 19th century: from Latin annulatus, from anulus, annulus 'a ring'.
Definition of annulate in US English:
annulate
adjectiveˈanyəlātˈænjəleɪt
Zoology Having rings; marked with or formed of rings.
Example sentencesExamples
- The annulate corpuscle of the spermatozoon is the metamorphosed nucleus of the cell from which the spermatozoon is developed.
- Pleopods are made up of two narrow, annulate rami, the anteriormost being the slightly longer of the two.
- Either attached to or formed integrally of the annulate band is a cover in a dome configuration so as to enclose the skin area around the percutaneous device.
- The main focus of this research proposal is to analyze the biogenesis of nuclear pore complexes and annulate lamellae.
- In twelve of these cases the antennae were elongated annulate structures.
Origin
Early 19th century: from Latin annulatus, from anulus, annulus ‘a ring’.