What does angular mean?

Definitions for angular
ˈæŋ gyə ləran·gu·lar

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. angularadjective

    measured by an angle or by the rate of change of an angle

    "angular momentum"

  2. angular, angulateadjective

    having angles or an angular shape

Wiktionary

  1. angularnoun

    A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, and fishes.

  2. angularadjective

    Relating to an angle or angles; having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner; sharp-cornered; pointed; as in, an angular figure.

  3. angularadjective

    Measured by an angle; as in, angular distance.

  4. angularadjective

    Lean; lank; raw-boned; ungraceful; sharp and stiff in character; as, remarkably angular in his habits and appearance; an angular female.

  5. Etymology: Latin angularis, from angulus angle, corner. See angle.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Angularadjective

    Having angles or corners; cornered.

    Etymology: from angle.

    As for the figure of crystal, it is for the most part hexagonal, or six cornered, being built upon a confused matter, from whence, as it were from a root, angular figures arise, even as in the amethyst and basaltes Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. ii.

    The distance of the edges of the knives from one another, at the distance of four inches from the angular point, where the edges of the knives meet, was the eight part of an inch. Isaac Newton, Opticks.

ChatGPT

  1. angular

    Angular generally refers to something related to, measured in, or involving an angle or angles. It can pertain to a point of view, characteristic, physical shape, or a concept in mathematics or physics.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Angularadjective

    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. Angularadjective

    measured by an angle; as, angular distance

  3. Angularadjective

    fig.: Lean; lank; raw-boned; ungraceful; sharp and stiff in character; as, remarkably angular in his habits and appearance; an angular female

  4. Angularnoun

    a bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, and fishes

  5. Etymology: [L. angularis, fr. angulus angle, corner. See Angle.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of angular in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of angular in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of angular in a Sentence

  1. Francis Conidi:

    It’s really the angular and rotational mechanism of the skull that causes the tearing of brain cells, which causes the ion cells to leak out.

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