angular — Dictionnaire anglais

Adjectif

1. Relating or pertaining to an angle, or angles.

2. Having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner.

3. Sharp-cornered; pointed.

   Exemples

   an angular figure

   Plus d’exemples (1)

   In overall appearance, katakana symbols are more angular in shape and hiragana are more rounded. Here are the first five sounds of each script (a, i, u, e, o). Compare these two sets of symbols and see if you can identify these features: Hiragana あ い う え お Katakana ア イ ウ エ オ

4. Measured by an angle.

   Exemples

   angular distance

5. Lean, lank.

6. Ungraceful; lacking grace.

7. Sharp and stiff in character.

   Usage

   • figuré

   Synonymes

   ruderugged

   Exemples

   He's remarkably angular in his habits and appearance.

   She is an angular female.

8. Composed of three or more rings attached to a single carbon atom (the rings not all being in the same plane).

Nom

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

Adjectif

1. measured by an angle or by the rate of change of an angle

   Exemples

   angular momentum

2. having angles or an angular shape

   Synonymes

   angulate

   Antonymes

   rounded