acutangular

English

Etymology

Blend of acute +‎ angular.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˌkjuːˈtæŋ.ɡju.lə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /əˌkjuˈtæŋ.ɡju.lɚ/, /-ɡjə-/

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Adjective

acutangular (not comparable)

1. (geometry) acute-angled.
2. (botany) Sharply angular.

   an acutangular stem

Portuguese

Etymology

Likely from acutângulo, itself borrowed from Latin acūtangulus. By surface analysis, acutângulo +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ku.tɐ̃.ɡuˈla(ʁ)/ [a.ku.tɐ̃.ɡuˈla(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ku.tɐ̃.ɡuˈla(ʁ)/ [a.ku.tɐ̃.ɡuˈla(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /a.ku.tɐ̃.ɡuˈla(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.ku.tɐ̃.ɡuˈla(ʁ)/ [a.ku.tɐ̃.ɡuˈla(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ku.tɐ̃.ɡuˈla(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ku.tɐ̃.ɡuˈlaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ku.tɐ̃.ɡuˈlaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ku.tɐ̃.ɡuˈla.ɾi/

Adjective

acutangular m or f (plural acutangulares)

1. (geometry) acute-angled

Further reading

• “acutangular”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “acutangular”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2025
• “acutangular”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “acutangular”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “acutangular”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025