angulation
[ ang-gyuh-ley-shuh n ]
/ ˌæŋ gyəˈleɪ ʃən /
|
noun
an angular part, position, or formation.
the exact measurement of angles.
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.
Nearby words
angular vein, angular velocity, angularity, angularly, angulate, angulation, angulous, angulus, angus, angus og, angwantibo
Related formssub·an·gu·la·tion, noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for angulation
It was necessary, in the case of Mount Rainier, to resort to long-distance methods of angulation.
Mount Rainier|Various
British Dictionary definitions for angulation
angulation
/ (ˌæŋɡjʊˈleɪʃən) /
noun
an angular formation
the precise measurement of angles
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Medicine definitions for angulation
angulation
[ ăng′gyə-lā′shən ]
n.
The formation of an abnormal angle or bend in an organ.
Related formsan′gu•late′ (-lāt′) v.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.