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angular

an·gu·lar
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ang-gyuh-ler]
    • /ˈæŋ gyə lər/
    • /ˈæŋ.ɡjʊ.lər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ang-gyuh-ler]
    • /ˈæŋ gyə lər/

Definitions of angular word

  • adjective angular Angular things have shapes that seem to contain a lot of straight lines and sharp points. 3
  • adjective angular lean or bony 3
  • adjective angular awkward or stiff in manner or movement 3
  • adjective angular having an angle or angles 3
  • adjective angular placed at an angle 3
  • adjective angular measured by an angle or by the rate at which an angle changes 3

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Origin of angular

First appearance:

before 1590
One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; < Latin angulāris having corners or angles, equivalent to angul(us) angle1 + -āris -ar1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Angular

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

angular popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for angular

adj angular

  • jagged — having ragged notches, points, or teeth; zigzag: the jagged edge of a saw; a jagged wound.
  • crooked — If you describe something as crooked, especially something that is usually straight, you mean that it is bent or twisted.
  • crossing — A crossing is a journey by boat or ship to a place on the other side of a sea, river, or lake.
  • forked — having a fork or fork-like branches.
  • oblique — neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping.

adjective angular

  • pointed — having a point or points: a pointed arch.
  • thin — having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice.
  • gawky — awkward; ungainly; clumsy.
  • bent — Bent is the past tense and past participle of bend.

Antonyms for angular

adj angular

  • straight — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
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  • heavy — of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load.
  • thick — having relatively great extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thin: a thick slice.
  • weighted — having additional weight.

adjective angular

  • rounded — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.

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