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angular

angular

7 5.7
Relating to angles or how fast something turns
  • adjective
  • /ˈæŋɡjələr/
  • Specialized
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  • So, you see this idea of isolation that is indigenous to jazz dancing, a lot of that really starts there, where the head may move from side to side, the arms may have some very particular, angular motions to them.
  • angular velocity
  • angular momentum
  • angular acceleration

So in so, so back up, yes, two arms swinging at the same angular speed.

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Examples

  • The principal objective measurements were angular acceleration of the prosthesis and forward velocity of the body.

    Academic text (1991)
  • So this is the angular speed.

  • So we know it's angular size, we know it's physical size in meters.

  • In this case, the scale is angular and is usually recorded as linear distance per angular distance.

    Academic text (2015)
  • A change in seat position was not found to affect the angular momentum of the trunk.

    Academic text (1992)
  • It goes around and round the circle with an angular speed Omega.

  • This has to do with a slow angular wobble that the Earth maintains as it rotates on it's axis.

  • The angular measurement of the triangle was calculated to determine its area.

  • To solve the physics problem, we needed to find the angular velocity of the spinning wheel.

  • In mathematics, the angular dimensions are often represented in degrees or radians.

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

Surface Forms

angular positive

Morphology

angular = angle (transparent) = angle + ar

Built from 'angle' + '-ar' to mean 'related to angles' (here applied to measures like angular velocity), a predictable technical extension of the basic meaning.

Etymology

Angular comes from the Latin angulus, meaning 'angle', and it is the same root as the common word angle. So in science an angular measurement is one that is about an 'angle', for example 'angular' velocity tells how quickly an angle changes when something spins.