angular

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈæŋ.ɡjə.lɚ/ UK /ˈæŋ.ɡju.lə/ See IPA manual

Freq #33800

Meanings

1

adj
Having sharp corners or pointed shapes rather than smooth, rounded ones.

The modern building had a bold, angular design.
2

adj
Thin and bony, with sharp features.

His angular face and tall frame made him easy to spot in a crowd.
3

adj
Measured by an angle or by how fast an angle changes.

In physics class we calculated the wheel's angular momentum.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · having sharp corners or... angulate

Word family

Forms angularly

Derived forms acutangularanangularangulaperturateangular-noduloseangular-tubercateangularityangularizeangularlyangularnessbiangulardecangulardistoangular

Related forms octangularquadrangularsexangularsubangulartriangular

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Phrases (1)

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angular momentum
a physical quantity describing the rotational motion of an object about an axis

Adjective + noun

Etymology

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

angular Middle English angulāris Latin

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Describing Qualities Physics Word Formation & Derivatives

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# angular

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈæŋ.ɡjə.lɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈæŋ.ɡju.lə/
**Frequency rank:** 33800

## Meanings
1. Having sharp corners or pointed shapes rather than smooth, rounded ones.
2. Thin and bony, with sharp features.
3. Measured by an angle or by how fast an angle changes.

## Examples
- The modern building had a bold, angular design.
- His angular face and tall frame made him easy to spot in a crowd.
- In physics class we calculated the wheel's angular momentum.

## Derived Forms
- acutangular
- anangular
- angulaperturate
- angular-nodulose
- angular-tubercate
- angularity
- angularize
- angularly
- angularness
- biangular
- decangular
- distoangular

## Related Forms
- octangular
- quadrangular
- sexangular
- subangular
- triangular

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: angular
- Root: angulāris

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

## AI Etymology
Angular is from Middle English angular, anguler, from Latin angulāris, from angulus (“angle, corner”). See angle. Important recorded forms include angular (Middle English) and angulāris (Latin). Current senses include having sharp corners or pointed shapes rather than smooth, rounded ones, thin and bony, with sharp features, and measured by an angle or by how fast an angle changes. The wider family includes derived forms such as acutangular, anangular, angulaperturate, angular-nodulose, and angular-tubercate and related words such as octangular, quadrangular, sexangular, subangular, and triangular.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Physics
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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