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an·gu·lar       [ang-gyuh-ler] Pronunciation Key
–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.
Also, angulose, angulous.

[Origin: 1590–1600; < L angulāris having corners or angles, equiv. to angul(us) angle1 + -āris -ar1]

—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)  Pronunciation Key 
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.
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
angular 
1597, from L. angularis "having corners or angles," from angulus (see angle (n.)).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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angular

adjective
1. measured by an angle or by the rate of change of an angle; "angular momentum" 
2. having angles or an angular shape [ant: rounded] 

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Angular

An"gu*lar\, a. [L. angularis, fr. angulus angle, corner. See Angle.]

1. Relating to an angle or to angles; having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner; sharp-cornered; pointed; as, an angular figure.

2. Measured by an angle; as, angular distance.

3. Fig.: Lean; lank; raw-boned; ungraceful; sharp and stiff in character; as, remarkably angular in his habits and appearance; an angular female.

Angular aperture, Angular distance. See Aperture, Distance.

Angular motion, the motion of a body about a fixed point or fixed axis, as of a planet or pendulum. It is equal to the angle passed over at the point or axis by a line drawn to the body.

Angular point, the point at which the sides of the angle meet; the vertex.

Angular velocity, the ratio of anuglar motion to the time employed in describing.

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Angular

An"gu*lar\, n. (Anat.) A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, and fishes.

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