Definition of Ringwise

1. Adjective. Laid out or moving in a ring. ¹

2. Adverb. With a ringlike layout or motion. ¹

3. Adjective. Skilled at fighting from familiarity with the boxing ring. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ringwise

1. in the manner of a ring [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ringwise

ringspot
ringster
ringsters
ringstraked
ringtail
ringtailed
ringtails
ringtaw
ringtaws
ringtone
ringtones
ringtoss
ringtosses
ringway
ringways
ringwise (current term)
ringwoodite
ringwoodites
ringwork
ringworks
ringworm
ringworm bush
ringworm of beard
ringworm of body
ringworm of foot
ringworm of genitocrural region
ringworm of nails
ringworm of scalp
ringworm of the nails

Literary usage of Ringwise

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Treatise on Zoology by Edwin Ray Lankester (1900)
"... but ringwise at about the middle of the length of the zooid, and immediately beyond the zooid they anastomose so as to form a regular mesh- work. ..."

2. A Text Book of Physiology by Michael Foster (1891)
"... the intestine seems nipped in ringwise, as if tied round with an invisible cord; and the part so constricted, previously vascular and red, becomes pale ..."

3. A Descriptive and Historical Account of Hydraulic and Other Machines for by Thomas Ewbank (1849)
"... along a rule or ringwise, to vary any alphabet, even this of points," &c. Now these three systems were explained and illustrated by diagrams in detail, ..."

4. A Descriptive and Historical Account of Hydraulic and Other Machines for by Thomas Ewbank (1849)
"5, " a way by circular motion, either along a rule or ringwise, to vary any alphabet, even this of points," &c. Now these three systems were explained and ..."

5. A Text Book of Physiology by Michael Foster (1891)
"... the intestine seems nipped in ringwise, as if tied round with an invisible cord ; and the part so constricted, previously vascular and red, becomes pale ..."

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