RING

'Ring' is a Germanic word with various cognates (e.g. identical in Dutch and German) for a circular form, object or concept.
It may specifically refer to:

Contents

Boring

Jewelry

Medicine

Mathematics

Science and engineering

Computing

Places

Entertainment

Boxing and wrestling

Other

Miscellaneous

See also

Boring

In the United Kingdom, the word "Ring" has the same meaning as "Boring".

Jewelry

Though size and colour may vary by purpose and artistic design, the basic shape is always circular. They can have symbolical meanings and uses, e.g. as insignia.

★ Finger ring

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★ See also: magic rings, Rings of Power, The One Ring, Ring of the Fisherman

★ Arm ring

★ Cock ring, a sex toy

★ Neck ring, or ''torc''

★ Earring and other piercings

★ Toe ring

Medicine

★ Schatzki ring, a congenital mucosal ring in the esophagus

★ Tinnitus, a persistent ringing in the ears

Mathematics

★ Ring (mathematics), an algebraic structure

★ Annulus (mathematics), any of various ring-shaped objects

Science and engineering

★ 'Ring structure', in chemistry, molecules such as aromatic hydrocarbons and heterocyclic compounds

★ 'Ring molecule' or cyclic molecule, in chemistry, molecules such as cycloalkanes

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★ Small cycloalkanes can experience 'ring stress'

★ Planetary ring, a flat disc-shaped ring of matter orbiting a planet

★ Growth rings, usually a synonym for 'tree rings'

★ Ring species, populations in biology which are difficult to properly categorize into separate species

★ Ring circuit, ring final circuit

★ Ring armature, in electric motors

★ O-ring, a loop of elastomer with an o-shaped cross-section, used as a mechanical seal

★ Piston ring, an open-ended ring that fits into a groove on the outer diameter of a piston

Computing

★ Ring (computer security), rings of protection

★ Token ring, a networking technology

★ Web ring, a group of independent but related web sites linked to each other in sequence

Places

★ Ring, County Waterford, a village in the Republic of Ireland

Entertainment

Boxing and wrestling

★ Boxing ring, the space in which a boxing match occurs

★ ''Ring Magazine'', a boxing magazine

★ ''RINGS'', a Japanese professional wrestling promotion

★ ''Ring of Honor'', a North American professional wrestling promotion

★ ''Ring ni Kakero'', a boxing-themed Japanese manga.

Other

★ ''Der Ring des Nibelungen'' (1854-1874), a mythological series of four sequel-operas by Richard Wagner

★ ''The Lord of the Rings'' (1954-1955), a famous fantasy saga set in Middle-earth

★ ''Ringworld'' (1970), a science fiction novel by Larry Niven

★ The Rings, or 'Zangha' (1985), a Iranian horror film.

★ ''Ring'' (Suzuki novel) (1991), by Koju Suzuki

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★ ''Ring'' (film), or 'Ringu' (1998), a Japanese horror film based on the Suzuki novel

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★ ''The Ring'' (film) (2002), an American adaptation of the Japanese film

★ ''Ring'' (Baxter novel) (1994), a science fiction novel by Stephen Baxter

★ ''Ring'' (1999), a video game based loosely on Richard Wagner's opera.

★ Rings (Sonic the Hedgehog) (beginning 1991), items which provide protection against injury and bonus points in the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' video game series

★ ''Rings'' (local IBM clubs), the term used to describe local organizations affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Magicians

★ Juggling ring a juggling prop

Miscellaneous

★ To strike a bell

★ Ring (telephone), the action a telephone performs when it is triggered by an incoming call

★ Rings (gymnastics), an artistic gymnastics apparatus traditionally used by male gymnasts

★ Ring (diacritic), as in "Åmål"

★ Canal ring, a circular canal route

★ A 'ring road', or beltway, a highway around a city

★ A 'crime ring'; see organized crime

★ The Olympic rings, the symbol of the modern Olympic Games

★ Onion rings, a type of fast food

★ The anus, in British slang

★ A blue, rubber 'ring' is used in Ringette, a sport invented in 1963 by Sam Jacks, that is predominantly played by females.

★ 'Rings' are painted on a sheet of curling
★ In Hong Kong Scouting, 'Ring' is the whole unit of an 'Grasshopper Scouts' organisation within a Group.

★ Tungsten Ring

★ Wrestling ring

See also

★ The Ring (disambiguation)

★ Circle, Crop circle