English Explanatory Dictionary

angular

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Relating or pertaining to an angle, or angles.
  2. Having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner.
  3. Sharp-cornered; pointed.
  4. Measured by an angle.
  5. Lean, lank.
  6. Ungraceful; lacking grace.
  7. Sharp and stiff in character.
  8. Composed of three or more rings attached to a single carbon atom (the rings not all being in the same plane).
noun
  1. A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, and fishes.

Pronunciation

/ˈæŋ.ɡju.lə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-angular.wav /ˈæŋ.ɡjə.lɚ/ /ˈeɪ̯ŋ.ɡjə.lɚ/ /ˈɛ̃ŋ.ɡjə.lɚ/ En-us-angular.ogg

Word forms

angular more angular most angular angulars

Etymology

From Middle English angular, anguler, from Latin angulāris, from angulus (“angle, corner”). See angle.

Synonyms

rude rugged

Related words

-angular octangular quadrangular sexangular subangular triangular

Derived words

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 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
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