angulation

[ang-gyuh-ley-shuhn]

an·gu·la·tion

[ang-gyuh-ley-shuhn]
noun
1.
an angular part, position, or formation.
2.
the exact measurement of angles.
3.
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.

Origin:
1865–70; angulate + -ion

sub·an·gu·la·tion, noun
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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angulation (ˌæŋɡjʊˈleɪʃən)
 
n
1.  an angular formation
2.  the precise measurement of angles

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angulation an·gu·la·tion (āng'gyə-lā'shən)
n.
The formation of an abnormal angle or bend in an organ.


an'gu·late' (-lāt') v.

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