agonic

American  

[ey-gon-ik] / eɪˈgɒn ɪk /

adjective

Mathematics Now Rare.

1. not forming an angle.

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agonic British  

/ əˈɡɒnɪk, eɪˈɡɒnɪk /

adjective

1. forming no angle

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Etymology

Origin of agonic

First recorded in 1800–10; from Greek ágōn(os) ( a- a- ⁶ + gōn- derivative stem akin to góny knee ) + -ic

Example Sentences

For Spanish Philosopher Miguel de Unamuno, who died in 1936 at the age of 72, life's true meaning lay in what he called "agonic struggle."

From Time Magazine Archive

These two observations, one by Columbus and the other by Cabot, sufficed to determine the position of the agonic line, or line of no variation, for that locality and epoch.

From The Century of Columbus by Walsh, James J.