angular

See also: -angular

English

Etymology

Latin angularis, from angulus (“angle, corner”). See angle.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈæŋ.ju.lɚ/, /-lɑɹ/

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Adjective

angular (comparative more angular, superlative most angular)

1. Relating or pertaining to an angle or angles.
2. Having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner
3. Sharp-cornered; pointed.

   an angular figure

   • 2008, Helen Gilhooly, chapter 1, in Complete Japanese‎^[1], →ISBN, page 31:

     In overall appearance, katakana symbols are more angular in shape and hiragana are more rounded. Here are the first five sounds of each script (a, i, u, e, o). Compare these two sets of symbols and see if you can identify these features:
     Hiragana 　あ　い　う　え　お
     Katakana　ア　イ　ウ　エ　オ

4. Measured by an angle; as in, angular distance.
5. Lean, lank.
6. Ungraceful; lacking grace.
7. (figuratively) Sharp and stiff in character.

   He's remarkably angular in his habits and appearance.

   She is an angular female.

8. (organic chemistry) Composed of three or more rings attached to a single carbon atom (the rings not all being in the same plane).

Synonyms

• (sharp and stiff in character): rugged, rude

Derived terms

• angular harp
• angularly

Translations

relating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered

• Catalan: angular
• Esperanto: angula, anguleca
• Finnish: kulmallinen, kulmikas (fi), kulma- (fi); teräväkulmainen (fi) (sharp-cornered)
• French: angulaire (fr)
• German: eckig (de)
• Icelandic: hyrndur, skarphyrndur, horn (is)
• Indonesian: lancip (id)
• Manx: uillinagh
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: kantete, kantet

  Nynorsk: kantete

• Polish: kanciasty (pl) m
• Portuguese: angular (pt), angulado, anguloso (pt)
• Romanian: unghiular (ro)
• Russian: углово́й (ru) (uglovój)
• Scottish Gaelic: oiseanach
• Spanish: angular (es), anguloso, esquinado (es)
• Ukrainian: кутови́й (kutovýj)

measured by an angle

• Esperanto: angula
• Finnish: kulma- (fi)
• Indonesian: lancip (id)

• Manx: uillinagh
• Portuguese: angular (pt)

lean, lank, raw-boned

• Finnish: luiseva (fi)

• Indonesian: tampak tulang

ungraceful — see ungraceful

figurative: sharp and stiff in character

• Finnish: kulmikas (fi)
• French: anguleux (fr)
• German: kantig

• Icelandic: beinaber
• Spanish: rudo (es)

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Translations to be checked

• Bulgarian: ^{(please verify)} ъглест (ǎglest), ^{(please verify)} ръбат (rǎbat)

Noun

angular (plural angulars)

1. (anatomy) A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, and fishes.

Anagrams

• lagunar

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin angularis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /əŋ.ɡuˈla/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /aŋ.ɡuˈlaɾ/

Adjective

angular (masculine and feminine plural angulars)

1. (geometry) angular (of or relating to angles)

Related terms

• angle

Further reading

• “angular” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Latin angulāris (“angular”), from angulus (“corner; angle”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂engulos.

Pronunciation

• (Paulista) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.ɡu.ˈlaɾ/, /ɐ̃.ɡu.ˈlaɹ/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.ɡu.ˈlaɾ/, /ɐ̃.ɡu.ˈlaɻ/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.ɡu.ˈlaɾ/

Adjective

angular m, f (plural angulares, comparable)

1. (geometry) angular (of or relating to angles)
2. angular (forming an angle)

Synonyms

• (forming an angle): angulado

Etymology 2

Ângulo (“angle”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• (Paulista) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.ɡu.ˈla(ɾ)/, /ɐ̃.ɡu.ˈla(ɹ)/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.ɡu.ˈla(ɾ)/, /ɐ̃.ɡu.ˈla(ɻ)/

Verb

angular (first-person singular present indicative angulo, past participle angulado)

1. to bend so it forms an angle

   Angulei meus joelhos.

   I bent my knees.

   Meus joelhos angulam.

   My knees are bent.

Conjugation

  Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb angular

Notes:[edit] This is a regular verb of the -ar group. Verbs with this conjugation include: amar, cantar, gritar, marchar, mostrar, nadar, parar, participar, retirar, separar, viajar.
	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	angular
Personal	angular	angulares	angular	angularmos	angulardes	angularem
Gerund
	angulando
Past participle
Masculine	angulado			angulados
Feminine	angulada			anguladas
Indicative
Present	angulo	angulas	angula	angulamos	angulais	angulam
Imperfect	angulava	angulavas	angulava	angulávamos	anguláveis	angulavam
Preterite	angulei	angulaste	angulou	angulamos angulámos	angulastes	angularam
Pluperfect	angulara	angularas	angulara	anguláramos	anguláreis	angularam
Future	angularei	angularás	angulará	angularemos	angulareis	angularão
Conditional
	angularia	angularias	angularia	angularíamos	angularíeis	angulariam
Subjunctive
Present	angule	angules	angule	angulemos	anguleis	angulem
Imperfect	angulasse	angulasses	angulasse	angulássemos	angulásseis	angulassem
Future	angular	angulares	angular	angularmos	angulardes	angularem
Imperative
Affirmative	-	angula	angule	angulemos	angulai	angulem
Negative (não)	-	angules	angule	angulemos	anguleis	angulem

Related terms

• angulação
• angulado
• angularidade
• angularmente

• angulatura
• ângulo
• anguloso

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin angularis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anɡuˈlaɾ/, [ãŋɡuˈlaɾ]

Adjective

angular (plural angulares)

1. angular

Related terms

• ángulo

Further reading

• “angular” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.