angular

Adjective
Synonyms: angulate

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. measured by an angle or by the rate of change of an angle“angular momentum”
  2. having angles or an angular shapeSynonyms: angulate
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Angular \An"gu*lar\, n. (Anat.) A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, and fishes. [1913 Webster]
Angular \An"gu*lar\, a. [L. angularis, fr. 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. [1913 Webster]

2.Measured by an angle; as, angular distance. [1913 Webster]

3.Fig.: Lean; lank; raw-boned; ungraceful; sharp and stiff in character; as, remarkably angular in his habits and appearance; an angular female. [1913 Webster]

Angular aperture, Angular distance. See Aperture, Distance.

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. [1913 Webster]

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