1
: encircled or marked with or as if with rings
2
: composed or formed of rings

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The ringed planet completes one orbit around the sun every 29.4 Earth years. Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 21 Mar. 2025 Most of the half-millimeter thickness of the flat lens is the glass — the ringed grooves are just 2.4 microns deep. Keith Cooper, Space.com, 20 Mar. 2025 The ringed gas giant Saturn has officially replaced Jupiter as the planet in our solar system with the most moons. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2025 Saturn’s axis is tilted by 26.7 degrees with respect to its orbit around the sun, according to NASA — similar to Earth’s 23.5-degree tilt — which means the ringed planet has seasons. Jamie Carter, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ringed

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of ringed was before the 12th century

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“Ringed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ringed. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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