Ring

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Contents 1 Jewelry 2 Sound 3 Mathematics 3.1 Geometry 4 Science and engineering 4.1 Medical 5 Computing 6 Entertainment 6.1 Sports 6.2 Films 6.3 Television 6.4 Fiction 6.5 Music 7 Organizations 8 Miscellaneous 9 Geography 10 See also

Ring may refer to:

[edit] Jewelry

• Ring (jewelry)
• Arm ring
• Cock ring, a sex toy placed on the penis
• Neck ring
• Earring and other body piercings
• Toe ring
• Mood ring

[edit] Sound

• Ring, to strike a bell (instrument)
• Tinnitus, a persistent ringing in the ears
• Ring modulation, a method of sound synthesis
• Ringtone, the action a telephone performs when it is triggered by an incoming call
• RingbackTone, the music heard by caller while waiting for a phone call to be received

[edit] Mathematics

• Ring (mathematics), an algebraic structure
  • Ring of sets, an instance of the above used in measure theory

[edit] Geometry

• Annulus (mathematics)
• Circle
• Torus
• Möbius strip

[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

• Ring (computer security), a layer of protection in computer systems
• Token ring, a networking technology
• Ring Buffer, a data structure that uses a fixed-size buffer as if it were connected end-to-end.

[edit] Entertainment

• Juggling rings
• Ring (computer game) (1999), a video game based loosely on Richard Wagner's opera
• Sonic the Hedgehog (series) Rings

[edit] Sports

• Aerobie flying ring, a modified version of a flying disc (Frisbee)
• Boxing ring, the space in which a boxing match occurs
• Flying Rings, a gymnastic event or device
• Ring Magazine, a boxing magazine
• RINGS, a Japanese professional wrestling promotion
• Rings (gymnastics), an artistic gymnastics apparatus traditionally used by male gymnasts
• Wrestling ring, the space in which a wrestling match occurs

[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
  • Ring 2, the 1999 Japanese film sequel
  • Ring 0: Birthday, the 2000 Japanese film prequel
• The Ring (2002 film), an American adaptation of the Japanese film
  • The Ring Two, the American film sequel
• 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

• "The Ring" (South Park), the Season 13 premiere of the American comedy series South Park

[edit] Fiction

• Ring (Suzuki novel) (1991), by Koju Suzuki
• Ring (Baxter novel) (1994), a science fiction novel by Stephen Baxter
• Rings (1999), an omnibus edition of four novels by science-fiction author Charles L. Harness
• The One Ring, a pivotal plot element in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth fantasy fiction
• The Power ring (DC Comics) , a ring which is the source of the super powers of the Green Lantern Corps

[edit] Music

• Der Ring des Nibelungen, series of Operas by Wagner also called the "Ring cycle"
• "Ring" (song) (2000), a single by Japanese duo B'z
• Ring (album) (1993), an album by the American band The Connells
• Ring (band), British 1980s underground psychedelic band

[edit] Organizations

• Rings (local IBM clubs), local organizations affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Magicians
• Grasshopper Scouts ring, the whole unit of a Grasshopper Scouts organization in Hong Kong Scouting

[edit] Miscellaneous

• Ring, County Waterford, a village in the Republic of Ireland
• Ring (diacritic), as in "Åmål"
• Canal ring, a circular canal route
• Ring road, or Beltway, a highway around a city
• Ring, the Latin word and British slang term for anus
• Six pack rings plastic rings that are used in shipping and packaging of beverages
• A form of collusion in an auction where a group of buyers collaborate to secure a low price, and then hold a private auction amongst themselves. Illegal in some countries.
• A cooperative, such as a beef ring

[edit] Geography

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

[edit] See also

• The Ring (disambiguation)

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