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• Ring — (r[i^]ng), v. t. [imp. {Rang} (r[a^]ng) or {Rung} (r[u^]ng); p. p. {Rung}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ringing}.] [AS. hringan; akin to Icel. hringja, Sw. ringa, Dan. ringe, OD. ringhen, ringkelen. [root]19.] 1. To cause to sound, especially by striking, as …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Ring Magazine hall of fame — Ring Magazine was established in 1922. In 1954 the magazine established its own Boxing Hall of Fame and inducted 155 members before it was abandoned after the 1987 inductions. Boxing inductions continue through the International Boxing Hall of… …   Wikipedia

• root — root1 rootlike, adj. /rooht, root/, n. 1. a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture. 2. a similar organ developed from some… …   Universalium

• Root of unity — The 5th roots of unity in the complex plane In mathematics, a root of unity, or de Moivre number, is any complex number that equals 1 when raised to some integer power n. Roots of unity are used in many branches of mathematics, and are especially …   Wikipedia

• Root — /rooht/, n. 1. Elihu /el euh hyooh /, 1845 1937, U.S. lawyer and statesman: Nobel peace prize 1912. 2. John Wellborn /wel beuhrn/, 1851 91, U.S. architect. * * * In botany, the underground anchoring part of a plant. It grows downward in response… …   Universalium

• ring — {{11}}ring (n.) O.E. hring circular band, from P.Gmc. *khrengaz (Cf. O.N. hringr, O.Fris. hring, Ger. Ring), lit. something curved, from PIE root * (s)ker to turn, bend (Cf. L. curvus bent, curved, crispus curly; O.C.S. kragu …   Etymology dictionary

• Root Boy Slim — Infobox musical artist | Name = Root Boy Slim Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Yes Background = solo singer Birth name = Foster MacKenzie III Alias = The Duke of Puke Born = July 9, 1945 Asheville, North Carolina U.S. Died = June 8, 1993… …   Wikipedia

• Ring (diacritic) — A ring diacritic may appear above or below letters. It may be combined with some letters of the extended Latin alphabets in various contexts.Ring aboveThe Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and Walloon character Å (å) is typically seen as an A with a… …   Wikipedia

• Ring of integers — In mathematics, the ring of integers is the set of integers making an algebraic structure Z with the operations of integer addition, negation, and multiplication. It is a commutative ring, and is the prototypical such by virtue of satisfying only …   Wikipedia

• Root kit — Ein Rootkit (englisch etwa: „Administratorenbausatz“; root ist unter unixoiden und unixähnlichen Betriebssystemen der Benutzer mit Administratorrechten) ist eine Sammlung von Softwarewerkzeugen, die nach dem Einbruch in ein Computersystem auf dem …   Deutsch Wikipedia