Ring (disambiguation)

The term ring can refer to:

Clothing

• One Ring for the fingers of the hand; and as particular cases,
  • One engagement ring;
  • One Wedding ring;
  • One Eternity ring;
  • One graduation ring, ring used by students to commemorate their graduation
  • One Fisherman's Ring, ring used by pope
  • One Cardinal ring, gold ring used by the cardinals
  • One Episcopal ring, sign of authority of the Catholic bishop
  • One War ring, piece to protect the thumb during an archery

Science

• the mathematical concept of Ringan algebraic structure;
• the geometric concept of circular ring or circular crown, flat figure delimited by two concentric circles;
• the geometric concept of Ring or toroid, surface of revolution formed by a closed flat curve that rotates around a coplanar axis with which it is not intersected;
• the term Ring used in chemistry to describe certain organic compounds;
• One vortex ring or vorticial ring, a bull-shaped vortex that forms in a liquid or gas
• One Planetary ring formed by dust and other small particles that revolve around a planet;
• One Black ringa black hole with an annular shape
• One Einstein's ring or Chwolson ringdeformation of light from a light source;
• One universal ring, time measurement instrument

Biology

• the name of Ring structure which is given to some anatomical structures in a circular manner;
• the Kayser-Fleischer ring is a dark strip of gold-green colour that is located on the periphery of the cornea;
• the intracorneal rings metacrilate circles used in ophthalmology
• the ocular ring, colored area of naked skin, or with feathers, around the eye of some birds
• the Sclerotic ring, bone ring found in the eyes of some vertebrates
• the Iron Ring, metal lab material of circular structure and iron

Computer Science

• One Ring or ringIT security mechanism implemented in hardware for data protection and fault-proof functionality;
• One Web ring or web-ring that relates several pages web site;
• One Smart ringcomputer input device, mouse substitute;

Culture

• the Unique ring, central axis of the fantastic novel The Lord of the Rings of the British writer J. R. R. Tolkien;
• World Ring (1970), a science fiction novel by American writer Larry Niven;
• The Ring E (2005-2006), political fiction and espionage television series of the NBC; or
• The Ring (2010), the first episode of season 13 of the animated series South Park.

Miscellaneous

• One Vaginal ring or birth control ring, female hormone birth control method;
• One vibrating ring, a sex toy used during intercourse
• One Ringa type of weapon throws;
• One Speed ringmetallic accessory used in photography;
• The Ringas is known to the International Centre for Sports Innovation in the Natural Environment, located in Extremadura, Spain;
• the Ring, diacritic of the Latin alphabet used in various languages
• the Olympic rings, main symbol of Olympic Games;
• One Ringpart of a column