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ANGULAR

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an⋅gu⋅lar

  [ang-gyuh-ler]
–adjective
1. having an angle or angles.
2. consisting of, situated at, or forming an angle.
3. of, pertaining to, or measured by an angle.
4. Physics. pertaining to quantities related to a revolving body that are measured in reference to its axis of revolution.
5. bony, lean, or gaunt: a tall, angular man.
6. acting or moving awkwardly.
7. stiff in manner; unbending.
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Also, angulose, angulous.

Origin:
1590–1600; < L angulāris having corners or angles, equiv. to angul(us) angle 1 + -āris -ar 1

Related forms:
an⋅gu⋅lar⋅ly, adverb
an⋅gu⋅lar⋅ness, noun

Antonyms:
1. curved. 5. rotund. 6. graceful.
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an·gu·lar   (āng'gyə-lər)   
adj.  

  1. Having, forming, or consisting of an angle or angles.

  2. Measured by an angle or by degrees of an arc.

  3. Bony and lean; gaunt: an angular face.

  4. Lacking grace or smoothness; awkward: an angular gait.

  5. Rigid, stiff, and unyielding in character or disposition: "the cold, angular brand of materialism" (David K. Willis).


[Latin angulāris, from angulus, angle.]
an'gu·lar·ly adv., an'gu·lar·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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angular 
1597, from L. angularis "having corners or angles," from angulus (see angle (n.)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: an·gu·lar
Pronunciation: 'a[ng]-gy&-l&r
Function: adjective
1 a : having an angle or angles b : forming an angle or corner : sharp-cornered
2 : measured by an angle <angular distance>
3 : relating to or having a chemical structure inwhich a component ring or group is attached at an angle and not in a straight line angular methyl group>
4 : relating to or situated near an anatomical angleangular head of the levator labii superioris>; specifically : relating to or situated near the inner angle of the eye —an·gu·lar·i·ty /"a[ng]-gy&-'lar-&-tE/ noun plural -ties
—an·gu·lar·ly adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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