Angular
Angular ({not transcribed}) , adjective
[Latin angularis, from angulus angle, corner. See Angle.]
1.
Relating to an angle or to angles; having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner; sharp-cornered; pointed; as, an angular figure.
2.
Measured by an angle; as, angular distance.
3.
Figuratively: Lean; lank; raw-boned; ungraceful; sharp and stiff in character; as, remarkably angular in his habits and appearance; an angular female.
Collocations (4)
Angular motion , the motion of a body about a fixed point or fixed axis, as of a planet or pendulum. It is equal to the angle passed over at the point or axis by a line drawn to the body.
Angular point , the point at which the sides of the angle meet; the vertex.
Angular velocity , the ratio of anuglar motion to the time employed in describing.
Angular , noun
(Anatomy) A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, and fishes.