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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:
[edit] 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
- In fiction: magic rings, Rings of Power, The One Ring, Ring of the Fisherman
- Toe ring
- Arm ring
- Earring and other piercings
- Cock ring, a sex toy
[edit] Medicine
- Schatzki ring, a congenital mucosal ring in the esophagus
- Tinnitus, a persistent ringing in the ears
[edit] Mathematics
- Ring (mathematics), an algebraic structure
- Annulus, any of various ring-shaped objects
[edit] 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
- 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
[edit] 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
[edit] Miscellaneous
- Planetary ring
- 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 predominantely played by females.
- Rings are painted on a sheet of curling ice to mark the target for players to shoot at
[edit] Places
- Ring, County Waterford, a village in the Republic of Ireland
[edit] Entertainment
- Boxing ring, the space in which a boxing match occurs
- Der Ring des Nibelungen, a mythological series of four sequel-operas by Richard Wagner
- The Lord of the Rings, a famous fantasy saga set in Middle-earth
- Ringworld, a science fiction novel by Larry Niven
- Ring (film), or Ringu, a 1998 Japanese horror film
- The Ring (film), a 2002 American adaptation of the Japanese film
- Ring (Suzuki novel)
- Ring (Baxter novel), a science fiction novel by Stephen Baxter
- Ring, a video game based loosely on Richard Wagner's opera.
- Ring Magazine, a boxing magazine
- RINGS, a Japanese professional wrestling promotion
- Ring of Honor, a North American professional wrestling promotion
- Rings (Sonic the Hedgehog), 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
