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. — Rawrren
An envelope is usually angular and thin.
This is due to conservation of angular momentum.
deDas ist der Erhaltung des Drehmoments zu verdanken. — Jens_Odo
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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