adj
Meaning 1
Relating or pertaining to an angle, or angles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
angular
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈæŋ.ɡju.lə/
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adj
Meaning 2
Having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Meaning 3
Sharp-cornered; pointed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- an angular figure
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adj
Meaning 4
Measured by an angle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- angular distance
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adj
Meaning 5
Lean, lank.
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adj
Meaning 6
Ungraceful; lacking grace.
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adj
Meaning 7
Sharp and stiff in character.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
Examples
- He's remarkably angular in his habits and appearance.
- She is an angular female.
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Synonyms: rude, rugged
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adj
Meaning 8
Composed of three or more rings attached to a single carbon atom (the rings not all being in the same plane).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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noun
Meaning 9
A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, and fishes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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adjective
Meaning 10
having angles or an angular shape
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: angulate
Antonyms: rounded
adjective
Meaning 11
measured by an angle or by the rate of change of an angle
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- angular momentum
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History
Etymology
From Middle English angular, anguler, from Latin angulāris, from angulus (“angle, corner”). See angle.
Across languages
Translations
61 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: ъглест (ǎglest) — relating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- Bulgarian: ръбат (rǎbat) — relating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- Catalan: angular — relating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- Czech: hranatý — relating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- Danish: kantet — relating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- Dutch: hoekig — relating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- Esperanto: angula — relating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- Esperanto: anguleca — relating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- Finnish: kulmallinen — relating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- Finnish: kulmikas — relating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- Finnish: kulma- — relating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- Finnish: teräväkulmainen — relating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- French: angulaire — relating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- French: anguleux — relating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- Galician: angular — relating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- German: eckig — relating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- Hungarian: szögletes — relating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- Icelandic: hyrndur — relating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- Icelandic: skarphyrndur — relating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- Icelandic: horn — relating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- Indonesian: lancip — relating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- Italian: angolare — relating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- Latin: angulāris — relating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- Manx: uillinagh — relating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- Norwegian Bokmål: kantete — relating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- Norwegian Bokmål: kantet — relating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- Norwegian Nynorsk: kantete — relating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- Polish: kanciasty — relating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- Portuguese: angular — relating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- Portuguese: angulado — relating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- Portuguese: anguloso — relating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- Romanian: unghiular — relating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- Russian: углово́й (uglovój) — relating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- Scottish Gaelic: oiseanach — relating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- Slovak: uhlový — relating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- Spanish: angular — relating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- Spanish: anguloso — relating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- Spanish: esquinado — relating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- Swedish: kantig — relating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- Turkish: açısal — relating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- Ukrainian: кутови́й (kutovýj) — relating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- Czech: úhlový — measured by an angle
- Esperanto: angula — measured by an angle
- Finnish: kulma- — measured by an angle
- French: angulaire — measured by an angle
- Indonesian: lancip — measured by an angle
- Italian: angolare — measured by an angle
- Manx: uillinagh — measured by an angle
- Portuguese: angular — measured by an angle
- Slovak: uhlový — measured by an angle
- Czech: kostnatý — lean, lank, raw-boned
- Czech: vyzáblý — lean, lank, raw-boned
- Finnish: luiseva — lean, lank, raw-boned
- French: anguleux — lean, lank, raw-boned
- Indonesian: tampak tulang — lean, lank, raw-boned
- Danish: firkantet — figurative: sharp and stiff in character
- Finnish: kulmikas — figurative: sharp and stiff in character
- French: anguleux — figurative: sharp and stiff in character
- German: kantig — figurative: sharp and stiff in character
- Icelandic: beinaber — figurative: sharp and stiff in character
- Spanish: rudo — figurative: sharp and stiff in character
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