Meanings
adjectiveangular (comparative more angular, superlative most 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
2008, Helen Gilhooly, chapter 1, in Complete Japanese, →ISBN, page 31 - Measured by an angle.
angular distance
- Ungraceful; lacking grace.
- chemistryComposed of three or more rings attached to a single carbon atom (the rings not all being in the same plane).
nounangular (plural angulars)
plural angulars
- anatomyA bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, and fishes.
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adjectivehaving angles or an angular shape
Opposite
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Origin
- Latinangulāris
- Middle Englishangular
- Englishangular
From Middle English angular, anguler, from Latin angulāris, from angulus (“angle, corner”). See angle.
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Bulgarian ъглест, ръбат
- ъглест (ăglest)relating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- ръбат (răbat)relating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
Catalan angular
- angularrelating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
Czech hranatý, úhlový
- hranatýrelating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- úhlovýmeasured by an angle
- kostnatýlean, lank, raw-boned
- vyzáblýlean, lank, raw-boned
Danish kantet, firkantet
- kantetrelating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- firkantetfigurative: sharp and stiff in character
Dutch hoekig
- hoekigrelating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
Esperanto angula, anguleca
- angularelating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- angulecarelating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- angulameasured by an angle
Finnish kulmallinen, kulmikas
- kulmallinenrelating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- kulmikasrelating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- kulma-relating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- teräväkulmainenrelating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- kulma-measured by an angle
- luisevalean, lank, raw-boned
- kulmikasfigurative: sharp and stiff in character
French angulaire, anguleux
- angulairerelating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- anguleuxrelating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- angulairemeasured by an angle
- anguleuxlean, lank, raw-boned
- anguleuxfigurative: sharp and stiff in character
German eckig, kantig
- eckigrelating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- kantigfigurative: sharp and stiff in character
Hungarian szögletes
- szögletesrelating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
Icelandic hyrndur, skarphyrndur
- hyrndurrelating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- skarphyrndurrelating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- hornrelating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- beinaberfigurative: sharp and stiff in character
Indonesian lancip, lancip
- lanciprelating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- lancipmeasured by an angle
- tampak tulanglean, lank, raw-boned
Italian angolare, angolare
- angolarerelating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- angolaremeasured by an angle
Latin angulāris
- angulārisrelating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
Norwegian Bokmål kantete, kantet
- kanteterelating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- kantetrelating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
Polish kanciasty
- kanciastyrelating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
Portuguese angular, angulado
- angularrelating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- anguladorelating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- angulosorelating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- angularmeasured by an angle
Romanian unghiular
- unghiularrelating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
Russian углово́й
- углово́й (uglovój)relating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
Scottish Gaelic oiseanach
- oiseanachrelating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
Slovak uhlový, uhlový
- uhlovýrelating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- uhlovýmeasured by an angle
Spanish angular, esquinado
- angularrelating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
- esquinadofigurative: sharp and stiff in character
Swedish kantig
- kantigrelating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
Turkish açısal
- açısalrelating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
Ukrainian кутови́й
- кутови́й (kutovýj)relating to or forming an angle; sharp-cornered
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