angular

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

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

   The modern building had a bold, angular design.

2. 2
   adj

   Thin and bony, with sharp features.

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

3. 3
   adj

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

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

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

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