angular shape
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- noun
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forma angular
- Dan could make out the shuttle now, a dark angular shape falling slowly out of the sky, slim landing legs extended.
Examples
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The architect designed a building with an angular shape, featuring sharp corners and distinct edges.
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In the artwork, the angular shapes create a sense of tension and dynamism throughout the composition.
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The mountain range had an angular shape, characterized by its jagged peaks and steep slopes.
Antonyms
How Angular
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a shape that has one or more sharp angles' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'angular' (having distinct corners) with 'shape' (outline or form). Adjective + noun compositional patterns are standard and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Angular shape comes from a simple picture: angular means having clear corners and shape means the form of something. Imagine a roof or a star with pointy corners — that's why it describes a form with one or more 'sharp angles'.