Ansa

noun

1. In archœol., a handle, as of a vase.
2. plural In astronomy, the parts of Saturn's ring which are to be seen on each side of the planet when viewed through a telescope: so called because they appear like handles to the body of the planet.
3. In anatomy, a looped nerve or loop-like nervous structure.
4. A name given to either of the projecting ends of Saturn's ring.
5. the most protruding part of planetary rings as seen from distance