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angular

angular

15 3.8
Having sharp corners and straight lines rather than smooth curves
  • adjective
  • /ˈæŋɡjələr/
translation icon : angular
  • The sculpture has an angular shape that emphasizes its sharp edges.
  • angular shapes
  • angular deformities
  • angular momentum

Across the globe there are thousands of them, varying in shape and detail, but all of them grey, angular, inorganic, spreading.

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Examples

  • The building's angular design contrasts beautifully with the round structures nearby.

  • 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.

  • Sometimes, you should look at things from an angular point of view.

    Academic text (2007)
  • I prefer something much more angular.

  • Like his dark eyes, his angular features betrayed none of his feelings.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • She'll wear tailored angular pieces.

  • It looks like you have a couple of cameras on there as well as a flash, all very angular in design.

  • 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

angled
vsangular
9 3.3

Placed at a slant so it is not straight up or flat

focuses on having clear corners rather than just being set at a slant
angulate
vsangular
8.4

A shape with sharp angles

is the common general word for shapes with clear corners
sharp-angled
vsangular
4.8

Having pointed corners rather than rounded sides

is broader meaning shapes with clear corners not only acute ones
sharp-cornered
vsangular
4.4

A thing with pointed corners like a table or shelf that can hurt you

is more general describing shapes with visible corners
oblique-angled
vsangular
  • Specialized
8.3

Having one or more corners that are slanted and not 90 degrees

is broader covering any shapes with clear corners not only slanted ones

Antonyms

256 1.0

A surface that is even and not rough

6 1.0

A shape or surface that bends smoothly without sharp angles

1 2.4

Having a smooth, curved shape with no sharp points

Compounds

angular momentum
  • Specialized
3 7.2

The amount a spinning object has that makes it keep turning around an axis

angular acceleration
  • Specialized
1 7.1

A measure of how fast an object's turning speed changes

A shape with sharp corners and straight sides

angular velocity
  • Specialized
1 6.1

How fast an object spins, shown by how much it turns each second

angular artery
  • Specialized
8.1

A small blood vessel at the side of the nose that carries blood to the lower eyelid

angular distance
  • Specialized
8.3

The angle between two vectors that shows how different they are

angular distance
  • Specialized
8.2

The angle between two objects as seen from one place, measured in degrees

A type of furniture with sharp, straight edges and geometric shapes for modern rooms

angular position
  • Specialized
6.8

The direction a line or object points, measured as an angle

angular unit
  • Specialized
5.8

A unit for measuring angles, like a degree or a radian

angular vein
  • Specialized
9.4

A short vein near the inner corner of the eye that joins forehead veins and becomes the facial vein

How Angular

knifelike
5.7
sharp
301 1.0
angular
15 3.8
faceted
1 6.5
rounded
1 2.4

Surface Forms

angular positive

Morphology

angular = angle (transparent) = angle + ar

Formed regularly from the noun 'angle' with the adjectival suffix '-ar', yielding the meaning 'having or relating to angles', which is directly inferable.

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.