DictionaryringedSurrounded by rings
adjective

ringed

RINGD/rɪŋd/

Surrounded or encircled by one or more rings.

Saturn is a ringed planet.

Saturn shown with its broad, clearly separated ring system encircling the planet, making the ringed quality immediately visible.
Etymology

Something furnished with or surrounded by rings became anything marked or encircled by them.

More examples

  • The island is ringed by reefs.
  • The ringed planet fills the telescope's view.

Forms

ringed

Similar words

encircled
Surrounded by a circle or ring.
surrounded
Enclosed on all sides without requiring rings.