angular

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

1. Relating or pertaining to an angle, or angles.
2. Having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner.
3. Sharp-cornered; pointed.
4. Measured by an angle.
5. Lean, lank.
6. Ungraceful; lacking grace.
7. (figuratively) Sharp and stiff in character.
8. Composed of three or more rings attached to a single carbon atom (the rings not all being in the same plane).

Noun

A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, and fishes.

Concepts

angulaire

anguleux

osseux

Synonymes

angulate

bony

angled

gaunt

awkward

zigzag

irregular

lanky

scraggy

cornered

scrawny

rugged

sharp-edged

tortuous

twisting

harsh-mannered

sharp angle

sharp-cornered

angle

ang

dogleg

intractable

lank

osseous

plane

pointed

quadrangular

quadrilateral

rectangular

rough

Traductions

angular

angular

eckig

anguloso

angolare

hoekig

kantig

açısal

angoloso

angular

winklig

γωνιακός

winkelförmig

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈæŋ.ɡju.lɚ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: angular

In summary

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