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angular Definition

an·gu·lar (gyo̵̅o̅ lər, -gyə-)

adjective

  1. having or forming an angle or angles; having sharp corners
  2. measured by an angle angular distance
  3. with bones that jut out
  4. without ease or grace angular strides

Etymology: L angularis < angulus, angle

angular Related Forms
an·gu·larly adverb
angular Synonyms

angular

modif.

  1. Coming to an angle

    sharp-cornered, intersecting, crossing, oblique, divaricate, with corners, V-shaped, Y-shaped, crotched, forked, bent, akimbo, bifurcate(d), crooked, pointed, triangular, rectangular, scraggy, jagged, staggered, zigzag.

    Antonyms round*, parallel, side-by-side.

  2. Tall and bony

    lank, lean, gaunt, rawboned, bony, awkward, ungainly, lanky, stiff, spindly, spare, gangling, gawky, scrawny, clumsy.

    Antonyms round*, plump, fleshy.

angular Usage Examples

Used with adjective complement

  • become: Over the same interval Type A sequence boundaries become angular rather than parallel unconformities, suggesting increased tilting of the basin margin.
  • look: The downside is that the unit looks too angular for the M20?

Modifies a noun

  • momentum: The concept of angular momentum can be made to feel very real to a child with the use of simple props.
  • velocity: The angular velocity for then Sun is by 20 % larger at the equator compared to the poles.
  • acceleration: The semicircular canals of the inner ear sense changes in angular acceleration.
  • cheilitis: S. aureus has been isolated from a wide range of infective oral conditions, such as angular cheilitis and parotitis.
  • quartz: Rare fragments of similar size to the angular quartz.
  • gyrus: Exciting one spot - the angular gyrus in the right cortex - repeatedly caused out-of-body experiences.

Modifying Another Word

  • rather: DY - Should the trombone solo be a legato counterpoint to the rather angular bass vocal solo?
  • very: All hi-tech, covered in glass and very angular.
  • somewhat: Early blight shows as distinctive dark brown spots, somewhat angular, with concentric rings and bounded by the leaf veins.
  • too: The downside is that the unit looks too angular for the M20?
  • slightly: Instead of scales, the body and tail are apparently enclosed in rows of plates, making them feel slightly angular.
  • sharply: After the sharply angular esthetic of the exterior of the church the visitor is surprised by the curves that everywhere meet the eye inside.

Preposition: in

  • shape: Most of the grains between rounded and angular, but are nearer rounded rather than angular in shape so are sub-rounded.

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