Ring

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A ring is usually anything resembling a circle, or a noise that cycles rapidly. See:

Contents 1 Different types of rings 1.1 Sonic 1.2 Physical 1.2.1 Actually Round or Roundish 1.2.2 Jewelry 1.2.3 Enclosed space, Closed loop or path 1.3 Virtual/Allusion 2 Things entitled ring

Different types of rings

Sonic

• from a bell or telephone, see ring (telephone)

Physical

Actually Round or Roundish

• bathtub ring - soap scum buildup
• the gymnastics rings used by artistic gymnastics
• an identification ring, for example used in ornithology and modern falconry.
• Juggling rings are a type of prop used for toss juggling, in which they are thrown and caught repeatedly by the juggler.
• onion rings a breaded and fried food
• planetary rings
• piston rings
• a swim ring, and inflatable swimming pool toy shaped like a donut

Jewelry

• a jewelry ring, round or not. e.g. an engagement ring, wedding band, promise ring, class ring, toe ring
• an earring (not necessarily round or closed loop, including studs, spikes, ball bearings, dangling pieces and various shapes)
• slang a body piercing of any sort: e.g. belly-button ring, eyebrow ring, nose ring, tongue ring, nipple ring
• a neck ring

Enclosed space, Closed loop or path

• boxing ring
• circus ring - akin to a stage
• canal ring - a circular canal route
• ring road, a circular road around a city, also called beltway or orbital motorway

Virtual/Allusion

• crime ring, also called a crime syndicate
• diacritic ring, as in Åmål
• mathematics ring theory, see ring (mathematics)
• processor rings: ring 0, where the kernel runs, and ring 3, where user-level applications and some drivers run. Rings 1 and 2 are often unused.
• ring or ringpiece, UK slang for the anus
• ring circuit is a type of circuit used in the British Isles where there are two paths from each socket to the consumer unit
• web ring
• lots of rings from the Legend of Zelda series, see Rings (Legend of Zelda)
• Gold Rings (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Things entitled ring

• Ring around the rosie.
• The Opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung) is often referred to as "the Ring".
• Ring is the title of a popular horror novel by Koji Suzuki.
  • Ring is the title of a 1998 Japanese cult horror film adaptation of Ring by Hideo Nakata.
  • The Ring Virus is a Korean remake of Ring
  • The Ring is an American remake of Ring.
• Ring is also the title of a science fiction novel by Stephen Baxter.
• The One Ring of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth fiction.
• Ring Magazine, a boxing magazine.
• A Japanese professional wrestling promotion, RINGS.
• The Ring is a 1927 movie by Alfred Hitchcock.
• The Ring is a late medieval poem by Heinrich Wittenwiler

See also: The Ring (disambiguation)