annulation 
A sketch of the life of a nebula not thus broken up, of 
its rotation, tn/n/tluti'in, and final spheration into a nrliti 
lous orb. The Ant'Ticatt. VII. 152. 
3. The state of being annulate or aunulated. 
annulet (an'u-let), . [Formerly also annu- 
lette, amdet (&n& anlet,(.OF. annelet, anelet, dim. 
of anel, < L. anellus, dim.), < L. annul us, prop. 
dnulits, a ring (see ttnnuliix), + -et.] A little 
ring. 
Pluck'il the ttrasa 
There growing longest by the meadow's edge, 
And into many a listless annulet, 
Now over, now beneath her marriage ring, 
Wove and unwove it. Tennyson, Geraint. 
Specifically (a) In arch., a small projecting member, 
circular in plan and usually square or angular in section ; 
226 
annulose (an'u-los), a. [< NL. annuloxns,<. L. 
11111111/11.1, anii/K.i, a ring: see annulus.] Fur- 
nished with rings ; composed of rings : as, an- 
nuloxe animals. 
annulus (an'u-lus), . ; pi. annuli (-li). [L., 
prop. (tnulus, a ring, esp. a finger-ring, a signet- 
ring, tn form dim. of the rare anus, a ring, prob. 
orig. *acnus and identical with annus, a circuit, 
periodical return, a year: see a/mats.] 1. A 
ring-like space or area contained between the 
circumferences of two concentric circles. 2. 
In anat., a ring-like part, opening, etc.: used 
in Latin phrases. (See below. ) 3. In hot. : (n) 
The elastic ring which surrounds the spore- 
case of most ferns, (b) In mosses, an elastic 
ring of cells lying between the lid and the 
base of the penstome or orifice of the capsule. 
Heraldic Annulet. 
( From Berry's " Diet. 
of Heraldry.") 
The 
Annulets of the Doric Capital. 
A, A, annulets, shown enlarged in lower figure. 
especially, one of the fillets or bands which encircle 
the lower part of the Doric capital above the necking : 
but annulet is often indiscriminately used as synonymous 
with list, listel, cincture, fillet, tenia, etc. (6) In her. , a ring 
borne as a charge. It is also the mark of cadency which 
the fifth brother of a family ought to bear on his coat of 
arms. Also called atUet. See cadency, 
(c) In decorative art, a name given to 
a band encircling a vase or a similar 
object, whether solidly painted, or in 
engobe, or composed of simple figures 
placed close to each other. Compare 
friczcl. 
a'nnulettee, annuletty (an"u- 
let-a', an'u-let-i), a. [< F. 
"annulette, < "annulette : see an- 
nulet.] In her., same as annu- 
late, 3. 
annul!, . Plural of annulua. 
annulism(an'u-lizm), n. [< L. 
annulus, a ring (see annulus), + -ism.] 
quality of being annulated, annulose, or anneli- 
dan; ringed structure : specifically said in zool. 
of an annelid, annulate, or annulose animal. 
Here [among Sipunctilidte] radiUm sets and annnligm 
appears. E. Forbes, Hist. Brit. Starfish (1841), p. 243. 
annullable (a-nul'a-bl), a. [< annul + -able.] 
Capable of being annulled. Coleridge. [Rare.] 
annulment (a-nul'ment), n. [< late ME. 
anullement, < OF. "anullement: see annul and 
-ment.] The act of annulling ; specifically, the 
act of making void retrospectively as well as 
prospectively : as, the annulment of a marriage 
(as distinguished from the granting of a divorce) . 
annuloid (an'u-loid), a. and . [< L. annulus, 
a ring (see annulus), + -oid.] I. a. 1. Ring- 
like. 2. Of, pertaining to, or resembling the 
Annuloida Annuloid series, a term applied by Hux- 
ley to a gradation of animal forms presented by the Tri- 
chogcolice* and Annelida as these are defined by the same 
author. 
H. n. One of the Annuloida. 
Annuloida (an-u-loi'da), it.pl. [NL., < L. an- 
nulus, more correctly dnulus, a ring (see annu- 
lus), + -oida.] A name applied by Huxley 
(1869) to a subkingdom of animals, consisting 
of the Scolecida and Echinodermata, an associa- 
tion subsequently modified by the same author. 
Also called EcHnozoa. [Disused.] 
Annulosa (an-u-16'sa), n. pi. [NL., neut. pi. 
of anntilosus: see annulose.] 1. In some sys- 
tems of zoological classification, a term applied 
to invertebrate animals which exhibit annel- 
ism or annulism: approximately synonymous 
with the Cuvierian Articulata, or the modern 
Vermes together with Arthropoda, but used 
with great and varying latitude of significa- 
tion. 2. A name given by Huxley (1869) to 
a subkingdom of animals consisting of the 
Crustacea, Arachnida, Myriapoda, Insecta, Chce- 
tognatha, sand. Annelida, or crustaceans, spiders, 
centipeds, true insects, true worms, and some 
other Vermes. Excepting the vermiform members of 
this group, it is conterminous with Arthropoda (which 
see), and is no longer used. 
annnlosan (an-u-16'san), . [< Annulosa + 
-an.] One of the Annulosa. 
a, sporangia of a fern, showing the annulus closed and open ; b, 
detached annulus of Amoss(BfyHmcasfititit4ttt} ; c.a fungus ( -4^a- 
ritus) with annulus, a', (a and A greatly magnified.) 
(c) In fungi, the slender membrane surround- 
ing the stem in some agarics after the cap has 
expanded. 4. In rod'/.: (a) A thin chitmous 
ring which encircles the mantle in the Tetra- 
branchiata, connecting chitinous patches of the 
mantle into which the shell-muscles are in- 
serted, (b) In entom., a narrow encircling band, 
generally of color ; sometimes a raised ring. 
6. In astron., the ring of light seen about 
the edge of the moon in an annular eclipse of 
the sun. See annular eclipse, under annular. 
The sun [at the time of an annular eclipse] will present 
the appearance of an annuhis or ring of light around the 
moon. Neiecomb and llolden, Astron., p. 173. 
Annulus abdominalis or inguinalis, in anat., the ab- 
dominal ring. See abdominal. Annulus et baculum, 
the ring and pastoral staff, emblems of episcopal authority, 
the delivery of which by a prince or by the pope was the 
ancient mode of investiture with bishoprics. Annulus 
clllariB, the ciliary muscle. Annulus cruralls inter- 
nus (intenial crural ring), in anat., the weak spot below 
Foupart's ligament, between the femoral vessels and Gun- 
bernat's ligament, through which a femoral hernia forces 
its way. Annulua duplex, in Horn, antiq., a double ring 
given to a soldier for bravery. Double gold rings of the 
Roman epoch exist in collections, some of them engraved 
with tokens of victory. Annulus ovalis, in human 
anat., the raised rim or margin of the fossa ovalis of the 
heart. Annulus piscatoris, ecclett., same aafixhermari* 
ring (which see, under fifhfrman). Annulus tendino- 
SU8, in anat., the fibrous ring around the edge of the tym- 
panum. Annulus tympanlcus. in anat., the ring-like 
ossification from which is formed the tympanic portion 
of the temporal bone. 
annumeratet (a-nu'me-rat), v. t. [< L. annume- 
ratUJt, pp. of annumerare,adnumerare, count to, 
add to, < ad, to, + ntimerare, count, number: 
see numerate and number, v.] To add, as to a 
number previously given; unite, as to some- 
thing before mentioned. [Rare.] 
There are omissions of other kinds which will deserve to 
be annumerated to these. Wollanton, Kelig. of Nat., i. 
annumerationt (a-nu-me-ra'shon), n. [< L. an- 
numeratio(n-), adnmneratio(n-j, < annumerare: 
see annumerate.] The act of annumerating ; 
addition. [Rare.] 
Annunciadet (a-nun'si-ad), n. [Also Anunciada, 
Annuntiade, Annonciade (after F. Annonciade, 
formerly Anonciade, Sp. Anunciada), also An- 
nunciata (prop. E. form * Annunciate), < It. an- 
nunziata, formerly anmtntiata (< ML. annun- 
ciata), the annunciation to the Virgin Mary, 
and hence a name of the Virgin herself ; prop, 
fern. pp. of annunziare, < L. annuntiare, an- 
nounce : see announce.] Literally, the Annun- 
ciate, that is, the Virgin Mary as receiver of 
the annunciation; also, the annunciation to 
the Virgin: used as a designation of various 
orders. See annunciation. 
annunciate (a-nun'si-at), v. t. ; pret. and pp. 
annunciated, ppr. annunciating. [< ME. annun- 
eiat, anunciat, pp., < L. annunciatus, prop, an- 
nuntiatus, pp. of anmtntiare: see announce.] 
To bring tidings of ; announce. [Rare.] 
Let my death be thus annunciated. 
Bp. Bull, Corruptions of Ch.of Rome. 
They do not so properly affirm, as annunciate it. 
Lamb, Imperfect Sympathies. 
annunciatet (a-nun'si-at), pp. or a. [See the 
verb.] Announced; declared (beforehand). 
anocathartic 
annunciation (a-nun-si-a'shon), . [< ME. an- 
iiiniriacion, -ciinin, iiiiiiiini-i/nci/im, < OF. annon- 
ciation, < L. annunciatio(n-), prop, annuntia- 
tio(n-), a(lnuntiatio(n-), < annuntiim; announce: 
see niiiuiiH-iitti; tiininaiicc.] 1. The act of an- 
nouncing; proclamation; promulgation: as, 
the iiiiiiiini-iii/inii of a peace ; "the annunciation 
of the gospel," Hiiinnioinl, Sermons, p. 573. 
With thf complete establishment of the new religion 
I Christianity] and the annunciation of her circle of dog- 
mas arises an activity, great and intense, within the strict 
limits she has set. Jour. Sjjec. /'ftilu*., XIX. 49. 
Specifically 2. The announcement to Mary, 
by the angel Gabriel, of the incarnation of 
Christ. 3. [c<y>.] Eccles., the festival insti- 
tuted by the church in memory of the announce- 
ment to Mary that she should 'bring forth a son 
who should be the Messiah. It is solemnized 
on the 25th of March Order of the Annuncia- 
tion, (a) The highest order of knighthood (Ordine tntpremo 
dell' Annunziata: see Annunciade) of the ducal house of 
Sa\ < >y, now the royal house of Italy, dating under its pres- 
ent name from 1518, when it superseded the Order of the 
Collar, said to have been founded by Count Amadeus VI. 
of Savoy in 1362, but probably older. The medal of the 
order bears a representation of the annunciation ; its col- 
lar is decorated with alternate golden knots and enameled 
roses, the latter hearing the letters F. E. R. T., making 
the Latin word fert (he bears), an ancient motto of the 
house of Savoy, but variously otherwise interpreted. The 
king is the grand master of the order. See kiwt of Savoy, 
under knot, (b) An order of nuns founded about 1500 at 
Bourges, France, by Queen Jeanne of Valois, after her di- 
vorce from Louis XII. (c ) An order of nuns founded about 
1604 at Genoa, Italy, by Maria Vittoria FornarL 
annunciative (a-nun'gi-a-tiv), a. [< annunciate 
+ -ive.] Having the character of an annuncia- 
tion ; making an announcement. 
An annunciative but an exhortatory style. 
Gentleman * Calling, v. 13. 
annunciator (a-nun'si-a-tor), n. [L.,prop. an- 
nuntiator, adnuntiator.t. annuntiare : see annun- 
ciate, v., announce.] One who or that which an- 
nounces; an announcer. Specifically (o) An offi- 
cer of the Greek Church whose duty it was to inform the 
people of the festivals which were to be celebrated, (b) A 
mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, or electrical signaling 
apparatus ; an indicator ; a call. In the mechanical an- 
nunciators the pulling of a wire causes a bell to ring and 
a word or number to be displayed which indicates whence 
the signal comes. In the hydraulic systems a column of 
water is used to convey an impulse which gives the signal. 
In pneumatic annunciators pressure on a bulb or button 
sends tlirough a pipe a puff of air by which a bell is rung 
and a number displayed. In the electrical systems the 
signals are given by closing an electrical circuit by some 
suitable means. See cut under indicator, (c) The dial or 
board on which the signals are displayed. 
annunciatory (a-nun'si-a-to-ri), a. Making 
known ; giving public notice. 
annus deliberandi (an'us de-lib-e-ran'di). [L., 
year of deliberating: annus, year (see annals); 
deliberandi, gen. gerund of deliberare: see delib- 
erate.] In Scots law, a year allowed for the heir 
to deliberate as to entering upon the estate. 
annus mirabilis (an'us mi-rab'i-lis). [L. : an- 
nus, year (see annals) ; mirabilis, wonderful : see 
marvel, mirabilis.] A wonderful year. Specifi- 
cally applied in English history, as in Dryden's poem of 
this title, to the year 1666, which is memorable for the 
great fire of London, for a victory of the British arms over 
the Dutch, etc. 
ano-. [< Gr. avu, upward, < ava, up, etc. : see 
ana-.] A prefix of Greek origin, signifying up- 
ward. 
Anoa (an'o-a), n. [Native name.] 1. [NL.] 
A genus of bovine ruminant quadrupeds of 
Celebes, originally taken for antelopes (see 
anoine), ^ represented by the sapi-outan or "cow 
of the woods," Anoa depressicornis, which is a 
kind of small wild buffalo, having straight low 
horns, thick at the base and set in line with the 
forehead. Ham. Smith. 2. [I. c.] The Eng- 
lish name of the same animal. P. L. Sclater. 
Anobiidae (an-o-bi'i-de), n.pl. [NL., < Anobium 
+ -ida;.] A family of beetles, named from the 
genus Anobium. See Ptinidie. 
Anobium (a-no'bi-um), n. [NL., < Gr. nvu, up- 
ward (but here with the sense of its original, ava, 
up, in comp. back, again : see ana-), + ftiof, life : 
see biology.] A genus of pentamerous coleop- 
terous insects, of the family Ptimdce, having an 
elongate subcylindric form, 11-jointed antennae 
inserted just before the eyes, and deeply exca- 
vated metasternum. The genus contains the small 
dark-colored beetles, about a fourth of an inch long, which 
are known by the name of "death-watch" from the tick- 
ing noise they make. See death-tt-atfh. 
anocarpous (an-o-kar'pus), a. [< NL. anocar- 
pus, < Gr. dwj, upward, + Kapv6f, fruit.] In bot., 
fructifying on the upper surface of the frond : 
said of ferns. 
anocathartic (an"6-ka-thar'tik), a. [< Gr. avu, 
upward, + Ka6aprtK6f, purging : see cathartic.] 
Emetic. N. E. D. 
