acutangular

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌækjuˈtæŋɡjələr/ UK /ˌakjuːˈtaŋɡjʊlə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
having acute angles; sharp-angled

The crystal grew in an acutangular form with needle-like points.

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Synonyms

1 adj · having acute angles;... acute-angledsharp-angled

Opposites

obtuse-angledright-angled

Word family

Related forms acute angular angle

Etymology

A compound of Latin acutus ('sharpened, pointed') and angularis ('having angles'), from angulus ('corner, angle'). Modern Latinate coinage for sharp-angled figures.

acutus Latin angulus Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# acutangular

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌækjuˈtæŋɡjələr/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌakjuːˈtaŋɡjʊlə/

## Meanings
1. having acute angles; sharp-angled

## Examples
- The crystal grew in an acutangular form with needle-like points.

## Synonyms
- acute-angled
- sharp-angled

## Antonyms
- obtuse-angled
- right-angled

## Related Forms
- acute
- angular
- angle

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: acutus
- Root: angulus

## Etymology
A compound of Latin acutus ('sharpened, pointed') and angularis ('having angles'), from angulus ('corner, angle'). Modern Latinate coinage for sharp-angled figures.

## AI Etymology
acutangular is a compound of Latin acutus ('sharpened, pointed') and angularis ('having angles'), from angulus ('corner, angle'). Modern Latinate coinage for sharp-angled figures. Morphologically, the word is transparent as a compound: its parts remain visible in the modern spelling, while the older history of those parts supplies the deeper ancestry. In modern use, the adjective sense is "having acute angles; sharp-angled", which keeps the etymology connected to the word's present dictionary value rather than treating it as a merely historical label. The wider word family includes related English forms such as acute, angular, angle, showing how the same base continues to support neighboring English vocabulary. The principal historical forms in the chain include Latin acutus, Latin angulus, which anchor the explanation in named linguistic material.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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