1
: encircled or marked with or as if with rings
2
: composed or formed of rings

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Meanwhile, Saturn’s magnetic field is nearly perfectly aligned with its rotational axis, so a compass on the ringed planet might behave a bit more predictably. Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2025 The ringed planet disappears behind the unilluminated part of the moon and then re-emerges from behind the illuminated side. Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2025 Saturn, the famous ringed planet, is currently visible just above and to the left of Venus. Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025 Saturn will appear at its brightest as Earth passes between the ringed planet and the sun in late September. Jamie Carter, Space.com, 29 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for ringed

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of ringed was before the 12th century

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“Ringed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ringed. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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