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angular
[ang-gyuh-ler]
adjective
having an angle or angles.
consisting of, situated at, or forming an angle.
of, relating to, or measured by an angle.
Physics., pertaining to quantities related to a revolving body that are measured in reference to its axis of revolution.
bony, lean, or gaunt.
a tall, angular man.
Antonyms: rotundacting or moving awkwardly.
Antonyms: gracefulstiff in manner; unbending.
angular
/ ˈæŋɡjʊlə /
adjective
lean or bony
awkward or stiff in manner or movement
having an angle or angles
placed at an angle
measured by an angle or by the rate at which an angle changes
Other Word Forms
- angularly adverb
- angularness noun
- interangular adjective
- semiangular adjective
- subangular adjective
- subangularly adverb
- subangularness noun
- unangular adjective
- unangularly adverb
- unangularness noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of angular1
Example Sentences
According to the new study, this would require achieving an angular resolution of less than one millionth of an arcsecond -- roughly equivalent to spotting a coin on the surface of the Moon from Earth.
Sales of Tesla’s angular, stainless steel Cybertruck pickup tanked this year.
Its angular, Yugoslav-era form had been upgraded as part of the high-speed project.
Above ground it is a low-slung angular wisp of an object, whose cladding in mirrored steel deprives it of any sense of form or substance.
Outside London, Sir Terry also built Hull's striking aquarium, The Deep, jutting out over the Humber like a strangely angular boat; and the eclectic collection of buildings known as The Centre for Life in Newcastle.
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