angulation
Americannoun
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an angular part, position, or formation.
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the exact measurement of angles.
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Also called comma position. Skiing. a position for traversing a slope in which the skis are edged into the hill by bending the knees toward the hill and leaning the upper body away from the hill, with all weight on the downhill ski.
noun
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an angular formation
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the precise measurement of angles
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Fibre-optic lighting built into the system intuitively indicates the angulation error with reference to the planned trajectory.
From Science Daily ● May 23, 2024
"A chimp doesn't have this groove because there is no angulation between the hip and the knee," Lovejoy says.
From Time Magazine Archive
By adding a small electronic brain which automatically solves the problem in angulation, it enables a pilot with DME equipment to set an accurate course to an airport miles away from the nearest Omnirange.
From Time Magazine Archive
Tooth: an acute angulation: a short pointed process from an appendage or margin.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
This secures apposition of the fragments with slight forward angulation at the seat of fracture.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
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