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Meaning of "ringent" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RINGENT

From Latin ringī to open the mouth wide.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF RINGENT

ringent  [ˈrɪndʒənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RINGENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ringent is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES RINGENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of ringent in the English dictionary

The definition of ringent in the dictionary is consisting of two distinct gaping lips.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RINGENT


agent
ˈeɪdʒənt
argent
ˈɑːdʒənt
astringent
əˈstrɪndʒənt
birefringent
ˌbaɪrɪˈfrɪndʒənt
contingent
kənˈtɪndʒənt
cotangent
kəʊˈtændʒənt
divergent
daɪˈvɜːdʒənt
intelligent
ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒənt
noncontingent
ˌnɒnkənˈtɪndʒənt
pageant
ˈpædʒənt
plangent
ˈplændʒənt
pungent
ˈpʌndʒənt
refringent
rɪˈfrɪndʒənt
regent
ˈriːdʒənt
restringent
rɪˈstrɪndʒənt
retromingent
ˌrɛtrəʊˈmɪndʒənt
stringent
ˈstrɪndʒənt
subtangent
sʌbˈtændʒənt
tangent
ˈtændʒənt
urgent
ˈɜːdʒənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RINGENT

ring-tailed
ring-tailed cat
ring-tailed lemur
ringbark
ringbit
ringbolt
ringbone
ringdove
ringed
ringed plover
ringer
Ringer´s solution
ringgit
ringhals
ringing
ringing tone
ringingly
ringleader
ringless
ringlet

WORDS THAT END LIKE RINGENT

arctangent
constringent
convergent
detergent
diligent
dirigent
emergent
estate agent
free agent
gent
hyperbolic cotangent
indulgent
insurance agent
insurgent
negligent
on a tangent
reagent
real-estate agent
Sargent
travel agent

Synonyms and antonyms of ringent in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ringent» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RINGENT

Find out the translation of ringent to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ringent from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ringent» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

开口笑
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ringent
570 millions of speakers

English

ringent
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ringent
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ringent
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ringent
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ringent
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ringent
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ringent
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berdering
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ringent
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

口を開けた
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

ringent
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ringent
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ringent
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இளிக்கிற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रिंगेंट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ringent
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ringent
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ringent
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ringent
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ringent
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

ringent
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ringent
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ringent
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ringent
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ringent

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RINGENT»

The term «ringent» is normally little used and occupies the 150.118 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RINGENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ringent» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ringent» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ringent

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RINGENT»

Discover the use of ringent in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ringent and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Encyclopædia Britannica: or, A dictionary of arts and ...
Cor. irregular. 4 stamens, 2 barren. Berry. * 53. Pinguicula. Cor. ringent, spurred. Cal. 5- cleft, 1 -celled. 51. Calceolaria. Cor. ringent, inflated. Cal. 4- cleft. Caps. 2- celled, 4-valved. 52. Baea. Cor. ringent. Cal. j-parted. Caps. 2- celled, 4-valved.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, James Millar, 1810
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Hortus Anglicus: Or, The Modern English Garden: Containing a ...
Calyx deeply five cleft ; corolla ringent ; capsule of two elastic valves and two cells. x. Pinguicula. Corolla ringent, spurred; calyx two lipped, in five segments ; capsule many seeded. xi. Calceolaria. Corolla ringent, inflated ; calyx four cleft ...
Stephen Reynolds Clarke, 1822
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Hortus Anglicanus; or, The modern English garden, by the ...
Ix. Justicia. Calyx deeply five cleft ; corolla ringent ; capsule of two elastic valves and two cells. x. Pingtjicula. Corolla ringent, spurred; calyx two lipped, in five segments; capsule many seeded. xi. Calceolaria. Corolla ringent, inflated ; calyx four ...
Stephen Reynolds Clarke, 1822
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Encyclopaedia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, ...
Berry. * 53. P. Cor. ringent, spurred. Cal. J-cleft, i-celled. 51. C. Cor. ringent, inflated. Cal. 4-c!tft. Caps. 2- cellcd, 4-valved. 52. B. Cor. ringcnt. Cal. j-parted. Caps. 2-celled, 4-valved. * 54. U. Cor. ringent, spurred. Cal. 2-leaved. Capj. I- celled. 55.
‎1823
5
Familiar Lectures on Botany, Practical, Elementary and ...
Corolla ringent, capsule ovate, acute, 1-celled; seeds numerous; a gland beneath the base of the germ. Epifh"egos. Polygamous; calyx abbreviated, 5- toothed ; corolla of the barren flowers ringent, compressed, 4-cleft ; lower lip flat; of the ...
Mrs. Lincoln Phelps, 1836
6
Botanical teacher for North America: in which are described ...
Calyx 5-parted, equal : corol reversed-tubular, ringent, the upper lip very short, the lower one unequally 3-cleft, 2-keeled at the base : anthers coheiing by pairs, 2 stamens longer, forked, barren: capsule 2-celled, 2-valved, the partition parallel  ...
Laura Johnson, 1834
7
Familiar lectures on botany: practical, elementary, and ...
is divided Into ringent, or gaping, and personate, or closed. These terms have been used in an indefinite manner. Linnaeus called the whole tribe ringent ; these he subdivided into labiate and personate. This division is illogical, since the ...
Mrs. Lincoln Phelps, 1850
8
Fiber Optics Primer
circular-birefringence, such fibres can sense Faraday rotation while remaining relatively immune to external perturbations caused by packaging. Helical-Core Fibres Highly circularly-biref ringent fibres which use geometrical birefringence can ...
IGIC, Inc. Staff, 1994
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Optical Fibers and Applications
circular-birefringence, such fibres can sense Faraday rotation while remaining relatively immune to external perturbations caused by packaging. Helical-Core Fibres Highly circularly-biref ringent fibres which use geometrical birefringence can ...
IGIC, Inc. Staff, 1994
10
Optical Amplifiers
circular-birefringence, such fibres can sense Faraday rotation while remaining relatively immune to external perturbations caused by packaging. Helical-Core Fibres Highly circularly-biref ringent fibres which use geometrical birefringence can ...
Information Gatekeepers, Inc, 1994

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RINGENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ringent is used in the context of the following news items.
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Garota acerta a soletração de 13 palavras e vence concurso nos EUA
... que participou da edição de 2011 e ficou no 27º lugar, soletrou corretamente 13 palavras: ringent, lahar, stochastically, compas, rhonchus, psammon, ajimez, ... «Globo.com, Jun 12»
2
Local Student Advances To Spelling Bee Championship
... 50-word computer spelling test taken Tuesday and correctly spelling ringent, meaning having the mouth wide open, in the second round, and lahar, a volcanic ... «KGTV San Diego, May 12»

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