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ANNUAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A reference book that is published regularly once every year
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("annual" is a kind of...):
book of facts; reference; reference book; reference work (a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "annual"):
almanac (an annual publication containing tabular information in a particular field or fields arranged according to the calendar of a given year)
almanac; farmer's calendar (an annual publication including weather forecasts and other miscellaneous information arranged according to the calendar of a given year)
ephemeris (an annual publication containing astronomical tables that give the positions of the celestial bodies throughout the year)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(botany) a plant that completes its entire life cycle within the space of a year
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("annual" is a kind of...):
flora; plant; plant life ((botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion)
Domain category:
botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)
Derivation:
annual (completing its life cycle within a year)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Completing its life cycle within a year
Example:
a border of annual flowering plants
Synonyms:
annual; one-year
Classified under:
Domain category:
botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)
Antonym:
biennial (having a life cycle lasting two seasons)
perennial (lasting three seasons or more)
Derivation:
annual ((botany) a plant that completes its entire life cycle within the space of a year)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Occurring or payable every year
Example:
annual (or yearly) income
Synonyms:
annual; yearly
Classified under:
Similar:
periodic; periodical (happening or recurring at regular intervals)
Context examples:
Annual population change and population growth rates were derived from Eurostat yearly population data.
(Is the Global Crisis Triggering Basic Instincts?, BOGDAN FLORIN PAUL)
The researchers found that shoppers made 76% fewer annual purchases of less healthy common checkout foods from supermarkets with checkout food policies compared to those without.
(Removing sweets and crisps from supermarket checkouts linked to dramatic fall in unhealthy snack purchases, University of Cambridge)
Therefore, understanding the factors that influence annual shelf melt rates is critical for predicting climate impacts on sea level changes over the next few centuries.
(Study in Antarctic waters reveals why Ross Ice Shelf melts in summer, National Science Foundation)
For example, hourly, annual, or commission.
(Employee Salary Type, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
The portion of the annual ring produced early in the growing season, characterized by large, thin-walled cells.
(Earlywood, NOAA Paleoclimate Glossary)
A change in cell structure within an annual growth layer, which resembles the boundary of a true annual ring, making it appear to be two or more growth layers instead of one.
(False ring, NOAA Paleoclimate Glossary)
An annual report, compiled and published by the staff of the financial management branch, detailing how the NCI distributed its budget among the various research programs and funding mechanisms.
(NCI Annual Fact Book, NCI Thesaurus)
Dense, often dark, and heavily lignified wood produced in the annual ring during the later part of the growing season, characterized by small, thick-walled cells.
(Latewood, NOAA Paleoclimate Glossary)
Your water supplier must give you annual reports on drinking water.
(Drinking Water, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
A science based on the exact calendar dating of annual growth rings in wood.
(Dendrochronology, NOAA Paleoclimate Glossary)
