angular
Relating or pertaining to an angle, or anglesRelating or pertaining to an angle, or angles.
» An envelope is normally angular and thin.
Ein Briefumschlag ist normalerweise eckig und dünn.
Meaning
8 sensesRelating or pertaining to an angle, or angles.
Having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner.
having angles or an angular shape
Sharp-cornered; pointed.
an angular figure
eckig
углово́йuglovój
кутови́йkutovýj
Measured by an angle.
angular distance
measured by an angle or by the rate of change of an angle
Lean, lank.
Ungraceful; lacking grace.
(figuratively)Sharp and stiff in character.
He's remarkably angular in his habits and appearance.
She is an angular female.
kantig
Composed of three or more rings attached to a single carbon atom (the rings not all being in the same plane).
Examples
7 sentencesAn envelope is normally angular and thin.
deEin Briefumschlag ist normalerweise eckig und dünn.
An envelope is usually angular and thin.
This is due to conservation of angular momentum.
deDas ist der Erhaltung des Drehmoments zu verdanken.
Her coloring book lay limp, jagged with angular pink scribbles.
These rocks are angular.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English angular, anguler, from Latin angulāris, from angulus (“angle, corner”)From Middle English angular, anguler, from Latin angulāris, from angulus (“angle, corner”). See angle.
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Forms
more angular, most angular| Comparative | more angular Lesson |
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regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
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2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
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