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Webster 1913 Edition
Angular
1.
Relating to an angle or to angles; having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner; sharp-cornered; pointed;
as, an
. angular
figure2.
Measured by an angle;
as,
. angular
distance3.
Fig.: Lean; lank; raw-boned; ungraceful; sharp and stiff in character;
as, remarkably
angular
in his habits and appearance; an angular
female.Angular aperture
, Angular distance
Angular motion
, the motion of a body about a fixed point or fixed axis, as of a planet or pendulum. It is equal to the angle passed over at the point or axis by a line drawn to the body.
– Angular point
, the point at which the sides of the angle meet; the vertex.
– Angular velocity
, the ratio of anuglar motion to the time employed in describing.
An′gu-lar
,Noun.
(Anat.)
A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, and fishes.
Webster 1828 Edition
Angular
AN'GULAR
, a.1.
Having an angle, angles or corners; pointed; as an angular figure.2.
Consisting of an angle; forming an angle; as an angular point.Definition 2024
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See also: -angular
English
Adjective
angular (comparative more angular, superlative most angular)
- Relating to an angle or angles; having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner; sharp-cornered; pointed; as in, an angular figure.
- 2008, Helen Gilhooly, chapter 1, in Complete Japanese, ISBN 978-0-07-174786-8, page 31:
- 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
- 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:
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- Measured by an angle; as in, angular distance.
- Lean, lank, rawboned.
- Ungraceful.
- (figuratively) Sharp and stiff in character
- He's remarkably angular in his habits and appearance.
- She is an angular female.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
relating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
measured by an angle
lean, lank, raw-boned
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ungraceful — see ungraceful
figurative: sharp and stiff in character
Noun
angular (plural angulars)
- (anatomy) A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, and fishes.
Portuguese
Etymology 1
From Latin angulāris (“angular”), from angulus (“corner; angle”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂engulos.
Pronunciation
- (Paulista) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.ɡu.ˈlaɾ/, /ɐ̃.ɡu.ˈlaɹ/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.ɡu.ˈlaɾ/, /ɐ̃.ɡu.ˈlaɻ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.ɡu.ˈlaɾ/
Adjective
angular m, f (plural angulares, comparable)
Synonyms
- (forming an angle): angulado
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (Paulista) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.ɡu.ˈla(ɾ)/, /ɐ̃.ɡu.ˈla(ɹ)/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.ɡu.ˈla(ɾ)/, /ɐ̃.ɡu.ˈla(ɻ)/
Verb
angular (first-person singular present indicative angulo, past participle angulado)
- to bend so it forms an angle
- Angulei meus joelhos.
- I bent my knees.
- Meus joelhos angulam.
- My knees are bent.
- Angulei meus joelhos.
Conjugation
Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb angular