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See also: -angular
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English angular, anguler, from Latin angulāris, from angulus (“angle, corner”). See angle.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
angular (comparative more angular, superlative most angular)
- Relating or pertaining to an angle or angles.
- Having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner
- Sharp-cornered; pointed.
- an angular figure
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- 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
- 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:
- Measured by an angle.
- angular distance
- Lean, lank.
- Ungraceful; lacking grace.
- (figuratively) Sharp and stiff in character.
- (organic chemistry) Composed of three or more rings attached to a single carbon atom (the rings not all being in the same plane).
Derived terms[edit]
- angular acceleration
- angular artery
- angular cheilitis
- angular defect
- angular displacement
- angular distance
- angular frequency
- angular harp
- angularity
- angularly
- angular magnification
- angular mil
- angular momentum
- angularness
- angular-nodulose
- angular position
- angular stomatitis
- angular-tubercate
- angular unconformity
- angular unit
- angular vein
- angular velocity
- obtuse-angular
Translations[edit]
relating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
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measured by an angle
lean, lank, raw-boned
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ungraceful — see ungraceful
figurative: sharp and stiff in character
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Noun[edit]
angular (plural angulars)
- (anatomy) A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, and fishes.
Anagrams[edit]
Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin angulāris.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
angular (masculine and feminine plural angulars)
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “angular” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “angular” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “angular” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “angular” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin angulāris.
Adjective[edit]
angular m or f (plural angulares)
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “angular” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from Latin angulāris (“angular”), from angulus (“corner; angle”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂engulos.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (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[edit]
angular m or f (plural angulares, comparable)
Etymology 2[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Paulista) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.ɡu.ˈla(ɾ)/, /ɐ̃.ɡu.ˈla(ɹ)/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.ɡu.ˈla(ɾ)/, /ɐ̃.ɡu.ˈla(ɻ)/
Verb[edit]
angular (first-person singular present indicative angulo, past participle angulado)
- to bend so it forms an angle
- Angulei meus joelhos. ― I bent my knees.
- Meus joelhos angulam. ― My knees are bent.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb angular
Related terms[edit]
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from Latin angulāris.
Adjective[edit]
angular (plural angulares)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
angular (first-person singular present angulo, first-person singular preterite angulé, past participle angulado)
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Conjugation[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “angular” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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