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See also: -angular

English

Etymology

From Middle English angular, anguler, from Latin angulāris, from angulus (“angle, corner”). See angle.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæŋ.ɡju.lɚ/, /-lɑɹ/
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Adjective

angular (comparative more angular, superlative most angular)

  1. Relating or pertaining to an angle, or angles.
  2. Having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner.
  3. Sharp-cornered; pointed.
    an angular figure
    • 2008, Helen Gilhooly, chapter 1, in Complete Japanese‎, →ISBN, page 31:
      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
  4. Measured by an angle.
    angular distance
  5. Lean, lank.
  6. Ungraceful; lacking grace.
  7. (figuratively) Sharp and stiff in character.
    He's remarkably angular in his habits and appearance.
    She is an angular female.
    Synonyms: rude, rugged
  8. (organic chemistry) Composed of three or more rings attached to a single carbon atom (the rings not all being in the same plane).

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Translations

Noun

angular (plural angulars)

  1. (anatomy) A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, and fishes.

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin angulāris.

Pronunciation

Adjective

angular m or f (masculine and feminine plural angulars)

  1. (geometry, relational) angle; angular

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Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin angulāris.

Adjective

angular m or f (plural angulares)

  1. (geometry) angular (of or relating to angles)
  2. angular (forming an angle)

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Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin angulāris (“angular”), from angulus (“corner; angle”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂engulos.

Pronunciation

 
 

Adjective

angular m or f (plural angulares)

  1. (geometry) angular (of or relating to angles)
  2. angular (forming an angle)
    Synonym: angulado

Etymology 2

From Ângulo (“angle”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
 

Verb

angular (first-person singular present angulo, first-person singular preterite angulei, past participle angulado)

  1. to bend so it forms an angle
    Angulei meus joelhos. ― I bent my knees.
    Meus joelhos angulam. ― My knees are bent.
Conjugation
More information Singular, Plural ...
    Conjugation of angular (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French angulaire, from Latin angularis.

Adjective

angular m or n (feminine singular angulară, masculine plural angulari, feminine and neuter plural angulare)

  1. angular

Declension

More information singular, plural ...
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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /anɡuˈlaɾ/ [ãŋ.ɡuˈlaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: an‧gu‧lar

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin angulāris.

Adjective

angular m or f (masculine and feminine plural angulares)

  1. angular
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From ángulo +‎ -ar.

Verb

angular (first-person singular present angulo, first-person singular preterite angulé, past participle angulado)

  1. (transitive) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
Conjugation
More information infinitive, gerund ...
    Conjugation of angular (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

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