angular
nounEtymology From Middle English angular, anguler, from Latin angulāris, from angulus (“angle, corner”). See angle.
angular
adjUK /ˈæŋ.ɡju.lə/ · US /ˈæŋ.ɡjə.lɚ/
Etymology From Middle English angular, anguler, from Latin angulāris, from angulus (“angle, corner”). See angle.
8 senses
1
Relating or pertaining to an angle, or angles.
2
Having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner.
3
Sharp-cornered; pointed.
- an angular figure
- In overall appearance, katakana symbols are more angular in shape and hiragana are more rounded. Here are the first five sounds of each script (a, i, u, e, o). Compare these two sets of symbols and see if you can identify these features: Hiragana あ い う え お Katakana ア イ ウ エ オ2008, Helen Gilhooly, chapter 1, in Complete Japanese, →ISBN, page 31:
4
Measured by an angle.
- angular distance
5
Lean, lank.
6
Ungraceful; lacking grace.
7
Figuratively Sharp and stiff in character.
- He's remarkably angular in his habits and appearance.
- She is an angular female.
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Chemistry, Natural sciences, Organic chemistry, Physical sciences Composed of three or more rings attached to a single carbon atom (the rings not all being in the same plane).
- Derived terms
53 terms
acutangular, anangular, angulaperturate, angular acceleration, angular aperture, angular artery, angular cheilitis, angular defect, angular displacement, angular distance, angular frequency, angular gyrus, angular harp, angularity, angularize, angularly, angular magnification, angular mil, angular momentum, angular motion, angularness, angular-nodulose, angular position, angular resolution, angular stomatitis, angular-tubercate, angular unconformity, angular unit, angular vein, angular velocity, angular-winged katydid, biangular, decangular, distoangular, equangular, equiangular, heptangular, hexangular, inangular, interangular, mesioangular, multiangular, nonangular, obtuse-angular, pentangular, Planck angular frequency, polyangular, quinquangular, right-angular, supraangular, surangular, unangular, uniangular- Related terms
- -angular, octangular, quadrangular, sexangular, subangular, triangular