angulate

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adjective

Shaped with corners or angles.

“angulate leaves”

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OriginClassical Latin angulātus →
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Meanings

angulate1

adjectiveangulate (comparative more angulate, superlative most angulate)

comparative more angulate · superlative most angulate

  1. Shaped with corners or angles.

    angulate leaves

    Synonyms: angled, angular, angulated

angulate2

verbangulate (third-person singular simple present angulates, present participle angulating, simple past and past participle angulated)

present singular third person angulates · participle present angulating · participle past angulated · past angulated

  1. To make, or to become, angular.

    The platinum shaft connecting the ribbon to the piston base is a rounded wire and can be easily angulated after placement of the prosthesis for optimal incus to fenestra reach.

    2010, Aina J. Gulya, Lloyd B. Minor, Michael E. Glasscock, Glasscock-Shambaugh Surgery of the Ear, page 536

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveShaped with corners or angles.

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angledangularangulated

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivehaving angles or an angular shape

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angularangledasteroidstar-shapedbicuspidbicuspidatecuspatecuspatedcusped
Also see
angledangularangulatedasteroidbicuspidbicuspidatecuspatecuspatedcuspedcuspidalcuspidateequiangularisogonicrectangularsharp-corneredthree-corneredtriangulartricuspidtricuspidateunicuspid

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

angulate · adjective

  1. Classical Latinangulātus
  2. Englishangulate

Borrowed from Classical Latin angulātus, from angulus (“angle”) + -ātus.

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angulate · verb

  1. Late Latinangulāt-
  2. Englishangulate

Borrowed from Late Latin angulāt-, the past participial stem of angulō.

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Cite this entry
APA

angulate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angulate

MLA

“angulate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angulate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “angulate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angulate.

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