angularity

[ ang-gyuh-lar-i-tee ]
/ ˌæŋ gyəˈlær ɪ ti /

noun, plural an·gu·lar·i·ties.

the quality of being angular.
angularities, sharp corners; angular outlines: the angularities of the coastline.

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Origin of angularity

First recorded in 1635–45; angular + -ity

OTHER WORDS FROM angularity

sub·an·gu·lar·i·ty, noun, plural sub·an·gu·lar·i·ties.

Words nearby angularity

angular measure, angular momentum, angular stomatitis, angular vein, angular velocity, angularity, angulate, angulation, angulous, angulus, angus
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British Dictionary definitions for angularity

angularity
/ (ˌæŋɡjʊˈlærɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

the condition of being angular
an angular form or shape
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