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angular

Syllabification: (an·gu·lar)
Pronunciation: /ˈaNGgyələr/
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Definition of angular

adjective

  • 1(of an object, outline, or shape) having angles or sharp corners:angular chairs Adam’s angular black handwriting
  • (of a person or part of their body) lean and having a prominent bone structure:her angular face
  • (of a person’s way of moving) not flowing smoothly; awkward or jerky:his movements were stiff and angular figurativethe music is angular and sardonic
  • 2chiefly Physics denoting physical properties or quantities measured with reference to or by means of an angle, especially those associated with rotation:angular acceleration
  • 3 Astrology located in or relating to one of the houses that begin at the four cardinal points.

Derivatives

angularity

Pronunciation: /ˌaNGgyəˈlaritē/
noun

angularly

adverb

Origin:

late Middle English (as an astrological term): from Latin angularis, from angulus (see angle1)

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