angular
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3.8
- adjective
- /ˈæŋɡjələr/
- The sculpture has an angular shape that emphasizes its sharp edges.
- angular shapes
- angular deformities
- angular momentum
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Watch on YouTubeAcross the globe there are thousands of them, varying in shape and detail, but all of them grey, angular, inorganic, spreading.
- Across the globe there are thousands of them, varying in shape and detail, but all of them grey, angular, inorganic, spreading.
- I can just sort of mark it out on my page in long, fluid gestural marks that are straight and angular.
- I have the base and I have the angular top.
- She laid the debate like an expert, angular, and unfortunately for him, he fell for it.
- I think he was using Angular brackets for types like in C++ or Java generics.
Examples
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The building's angular design contrasts beautifully with the round structures nearby.
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Robert Shaw, the conductor of the choral works, said that they were spare, angular, and difficult to sing.
Academic text (2001) -
I decided on a very angular design.
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Sometimes, you should look at things from an angular point of view.
Academic text (2007) -
I prefer something much more angular.
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Like his dark eyes, his angular features betrayed none of his feelings.
Fiction book (1992) -
She'll wear tailored angular pieces.
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It looks like you have a couple of cameras on there as well as a flash, all very angular in design.
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The lines of her body break; every gesture decomposes into a hundred precise, angular, incisive movements.
Academic text (2014) -
The firelight softened her angular features and gave her hair a golden sheen.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
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3.3
Placed at a slant so it is not straight up or flat
3
4.8
Having pointed corners rather than rounded sides
2
4.4
A thing with pointed corners like a table or shelf that can hurt you
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8.4
A shape with sharp angles
Having one or more corners that are slanted and not 90 degrees
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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7.2
The amount a spinning object has that makes it keep turning around an axis
- Specialized
1
8.2
The angle between two objects as seen from one place, measured in degrees
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6.0
A type of furniture with sharp, straight edges and geometric shapes for modern rooms
- Specialized
A small blood vessel at the side of the nose that carries blood to the lower eyelid
- Specialized
A short vein near the inner corner of the eye that joins forehead veins and becomes the facial vein
How Angular
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Angular comes from the Latin angulus, which means 'angle' or 'corner', and it shares the same root as the everyday word angle. So something angular has clear 'angles' or sharp corners, like a triangle or a bony face.