angular

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈæŋ.ɡju.lɚ/, /-lɑɹ/

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Adjective

angular (comparative more angular, superlative most angular)

1. Relating or pertaining to an angle, or angles.
2. Having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner.
3. Sharp-cornered; pointed.

   an angular figure

   • 2008, Helen Gilhooly, chapter 1, in Complete Japanese‎, →ISBN, page 31:

     In overall appearance, katakana symbols are more angular in shape and hiragana are more rounded. Here are the first five sounds of each script (a, i, u, e, o). Compare these two sets of symbols and see if you can identify these features:
     Hiragana 　あ　い　う　え　お
     Katakana　ア　イ　ウ　エ　オ

4. Measured by an angle.

   angular distance

5. Lean, lank.
6. Ungraceful; lacking grace.
7. (figuratively) Sharp and stiff in character.

   He's remarkably angular in his habits and appearance.

   She is an angular female.

   Synonyms: rude, rugged

8. (organic chemistry) Composed of three or more rings attached to a single carbon atom (the rings not all being in the same plane).

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

angular (plural angulars)

1. (anatomy) A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, and fishes.

Anagrams

• lagunar, narluga

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin angulāris.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): (Balearic)
• IPA^(key): (Valencian)

Adjective

angular m or f (masculine and feminine plural angulars)

1. (geometry, relational) angle; angular

Related terms

• angle

Further reading

• “angular” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “angular”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “angular” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “angular” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin angulāris.

Adjective

angular m or f (plural angulares)

1. (geometry) angular (of or relating to angles)
2. angular (forming an angle)

Related terms

• ángulo

Further reading

• “angular” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin angulāris (“angular”), from angulus (“corner; angle”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂engulos.

Pronunciation

Adjective

angular m or f (plural angulares)

1. (geometry) angular (of or relating to angles)
2. angular (forming an angle)

   Synonym: angulado

Etymology 2

From Ângulo (“angle”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

Verb

angular (first-person singular present angulo, first-person singular preterite angulei, past participle angulado)

1. to bend so it forms an angle

   Angulei meus joelhos. ― I bent my knees.

   Meus joelhos angulam. ― My knees are bent.

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French angulaire, from Latin angularis.

Adjective

angular m or n (feminine singular angulară, masculine plural angulari, feminine and neuter plural angulare)

1. angular

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anɡuˈlaɾ/
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: an‧gu‧lar

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin angulāris.

Adjective

angular m or f (masculine and feminine plural angulares)

1. angular

Derived terms

Related terms

Etymology 2

From ángulo +‎ -ar.

Verb

angular (first-person singular present angulo, first-person singular preterite angulé, past participle angulado)

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Conjugation

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Further reading

• “angular”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014