Split-ring
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A ring of metal wire looped almost twice about, as a keyring.
"Something was moving to and fro there, very quietly; every now and then it tapped against the wall, or started on its movements with a faint metallic ringing, like the movement of keys on a split-ring."
- 2 Either of a pair of concentric metallic rings with slits on opposite sides, used in split-ring resonators.
Example
More examples"Something was moving to and fro there, very quietly; every now and then it tapped against the wall, or started on its movements with a faint metallic ringing, like the movement of keys on a split-ring."
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