angular

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See also: -angular

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

angular (comparative more angular, superlative most angular)

  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
    • 2008, Helen Gilhooly, chapter 1, in Complete Japanese‎[1], →ISBN, 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
  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.
    Synonyms: rude, rugged
  8. (organic chemistry) Composed of three or more rings attached to a single carbon atom (the rings not all being in the same plane).

Derived terms

Translations

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Noun

angular (plural angulars)

  1. (anatomy) A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, and fishes.

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin angulāris.

Pronunciation

Adjective

angular m or f (masculine and feminine plural angulars)

  1. (geometry) angular (of or relating to angles)

Further reading

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin angulāris.

Adjective

angular m or f (plural angulares)

  1. (geometry) angular (of or relating to angles)
  2. angular (forming an angle)

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin angulāris (“angular”), from angulus (“corner; angle”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂engulos.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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  1. (geometry) angular (of or relating to angles)
  2. angular (forming an angle)
    Synonym: angulado

Etymology 2

Ângulo (“angle”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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  1. to bend so it forms an angle
    Angulei meus joelhos. ― I bent my knees.
    Meus joelhos angulam. ― My knees are bent.
Conjugation

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Romanian

Etymology

From French angulaire, from Latin angularis.

Adjective

angular m or n (feminine singular angulară, masculine plural angulari, feminine and neuter plural angulare)

  1. angular

Declension

Declension of angular
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite angular angulară angulari angulare
definite angularul angulara angularii angularele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite angular angulare angulari angulare
definite angularului angularei angularilor angularelor

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /anɡuˈlaɾ/ [ãŋ.ɡuˈlaɾ]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin angulāris.

Adjective

angular m or f (masculine and feminine plural angulares)

  1. angular
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From ángulo +‎ -ar.

Verb

angular (first-person singular present angulo, first-person singular preterite angulé, past participle angulado)

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Conjugation

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Derived terms

Further reading

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