angular

CEFRC1

/ˈæŋ.ɡju.lə/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Having sharp corners or straight lines rather than curves.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner.

Examples

  • Her coloring book lay limp, jagged with angular pink scribbles.

  • This is due to conservation of angular momentum.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˈæŋ.ɡjə.lɚ/
  • /ˈeɪ̯ŋ.ɡjə.lɚ/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Sharp-cornered; pointed.

  2. Relating or pertaining to an angle, or angles.

  3. Measured by an angle.

More examples

In context

  • He's remarkably angular in his habits and appearance.

  • an angular figure

  • angular distance

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

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