Cancel is a concept that has several meanings. When it comes from the term null (invalid or non-existent), it is a verb that refers to making something lose its effect or be suspended .
For example: "The government is considering canceling the project for the construction of the dam due to protests by environmental groups" , "Are they seriously going to cancel the presentation of the show?" , "We would have to cancel the delivery of merchandise until they pay us the debt."
Different uses of the term annular
The action of annulling a vote or a marriage , in this context, implies invalidating the vote or the marriage union, respectively.
Annulling can also be linked to disavowing, relegating or incapacitating a person: "Claudio will always try to annul Juan because he doesn't like him" , "I'm fed up with Andrés wanting to annul me: I'm going to ask to change my office" , "The The local team will have to make an effort to nullify the Brazilian striker .
one finger
The notion of annular, on the other hand, may come from the Latin word anulāris . In this case, the term refers to what is linked to a ring (a small hoop or circle).
The ring finger is located between the little finger and the middle finger. Also known as the fourth finger (the thumb is considered the first and counting starts from there), the ring finger is the finger where the wedding ring is usually placed.
This tradition of putting the wedding ring on the ring finger would have its origin in Ancient Rome , although there are those who establish that it was already done in Ancient Egypt . Although there are many customs, the usual thing is that the wedding ring is placed on the right hand and the engagement ring is placed on the left.
annular eclipse
In addition to everything indicated, we cannot ignore that there is also what is known as an annular eclipse .
This concept is used to refer to the solar eclipse that is characterized because the Moon, located near the so-called apogee , has an angular diameter smaller than that of the Sun. Hence, the result is a singular image in which a disc of the mentioned king star.
Other uses of the concept
An annular galaxy is one whose appearance is similar to the appearance of a ring. The same can be said of an annular hurricane , which is characterized by having an eye surrounded by a ring.
Within the field of photography we can emphasize that the term we are analyzing is used in the idea of ring flash . This is the flash that is mounted around the camera lens. As a general rule, it is used within macrophotography : taking large snapshots.
Likewise, it must be taken into account that this type of flash was invented in 1952 by Lester A. Dine , who began using it in dental photography.