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Ring may refer to:

[edit] Jewelry

[edit] Sound

[edit] Mathematics

[edit] Geometry

[edit] Science and engineering

  • Planetary ring, a flat disc-shaped ring of matter orbiting a planet
  • Ring circuit, electrical wiring technique
  • Piston ring, an automotive part, an open-ended ring that fits into a groove on the outer diameter of a piston
  • Cyclic compound, a series of carbon atoms connected in the form of a loop or ring.
  • Ring armature, in electric motors such as on a Gramme machine

[edit] Medical

  • Internal abdominal ring (annulus inguinalis abdominis; internal or deep abdominal ring): situated in the transversalis fascia, midway between the anterior superior iliac spine and the symphysis pubis
  • Femoral ring, the base of the femoral canal
  • Vascular ring a congenital defect in which there is an abnormal formation of the aorta and/or its surrounding blood vessels
  • NuvaRing, a combined hormonal contraceptive vaginal ring

[edit] Computing

[edit] Entertainment

[edit] Sports

[edit] Films

  • The Rings, or Zangha, a 1985 Iranian horror film
  • Ring (film), or Ringu, a 1998 Japanese horror film based on the Suzuki novel
  • The Ring (2002 film), an American adaptation of the Japanese film
  • Rings (short film) a 2005 American horror direct-to-video short film by Jonathan Liebesman starring Ryan Merriman, Emily VanCamp, Kelly Stables, Alexandra Breckenridge, Josh Wise, Justin Allen and Andrew D'Amico

[edit] Television

[edit] Fiction

[edit] Music

[edit] Organizations

[edit] Miscellaneous

[edit] Geography

  • Ring Mountain, the name of several mountains in Canada and the United States

[edit] See also

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