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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary an·gu·lar \\ˈaŋ-gyə-lər\\ adjective ETYMOLOGY Middle French or Latin; Middle French angulaire, from Latin angularis, from angulus angle
DATE 15th century
1. a. forming an angle : sharp-cornered b. having one or more angles2. measured by an angle angular distance3. a. stiff in character or manner : lacking smoothness or grace b. lean and having prominent bone structure• an·gu·lar·ly adverb
angular
1590s, from L. angularis "having corners or angles," from angulus (see angle (n.)).
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 angular
an·gu·lar / 5AN^jElE(r) / adjective1. (of a person 人) thin and without much flesh so that the bones are noticeable
瘦骨嶙峋的；骨瘦如柴的:
an angular face
瘦削的脸
a tall angular woman
又高又瘦的女人
2. having angles or sharp corners
有棱角的；有尖角的:
a design of large angular shapes
大棱角形的图案
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: right-angular , or supra-angular , or angular perspective , or conservation of angular momentum , or angular gyrus , or angular spot , or cucumber angular leaf spot , or angular acceleration , or angular aperture , or angular artery , or angular capital , or angular convolution , or angular cutter , or angular displacement , or angular frequency , or angular impulse , or angular leaf spot , or angular magnification , or angular milling , or angular momentum , or angular motion , or angular position , or angular process , or angular speed , or angular vein , or angular velocity , or angular-winged katydid
an·gu·larI. \ˈaŋgyələ(r), ˈaiŋ-\ adjectiveEtymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French angulaire, from Latin angularis, from angulus angle, corner + -aris -ar — more at angle 1. : having an angle or angles : forming an angle or corner : sharp-cornered < an angular brick structure — American Guide Series: Maine >2. : of or relating to the 1st, 4th, 7th, and 10th mundane houses of a horoscope 3. : measured by an angle < angular distance >4. a. : sharp and stiff in character or manner : lacking in smoothness < a rough, angular, explosive poetry — Saturday Review > b. : having the bones prominent from lack of plumpness < an angular youth >5. : relating to or having a chemical structure in which a ring or group is so joined as to form an angle and not a straight alignment < angular an methyl group >6. anatomy : relating to or situated near an angle < the angular head of the quadratus labii superioris >specifically : relating to or situated near the inner angle of the eye Synonyms: see lean II. noun( -s) Etymology: New Latin angulare, from Latin, neuter of angularis, adjective : a membrane bone in the lower posterior part of the lower jaw of most vertebrates except mammals
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