ANGULAR

angular, angulate

(adjective) having angles or an angular shape

angular

(adjective) measured by an angle or by the rate of change of an angle; “angular momentum”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

angular (comparative more angular, superlative most angular)

Relating or pertaining to an angle or angles.

Having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner

Sharp-cornered; pointed.

Measured by an angle.

Lean, lank.

Ungraceful; lacking grace.

(figuratively) Sharp and stiff in character.

Synonyms: rude, rugged

(organic chemistry) Composed of three or more rings attached to a single carbon atom (the rings not all being in the same plane).

Noun

angular (plural angulars)

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

Anagrams

• lagunar

Source: Wiktionary

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An"gu*lar, a. Etym: [L. angularis, fr. angulus angle, corner. See Angle.]

1. Relating to an angle or to angles; having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner; sharp-cornered; pointed; as, an angular figure.

2. Measured by an angle; as, angular distance.

3. 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. See Aperture, 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, n. (Anat.)

Definition: A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, and fishes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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