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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.