angular
adjective (angular, more angular, most angular)
Everyday
- Having sharp corners or angles. tree →
- (of a person or face) Thin, with bones showing clearly. tree →
- (maths, science) About angles or measured by an angle, like angular speed. tree →
In the lessons
In art and maths, angular shapes have corners, not curves. In stories, an «angular face» is thin and bony. In science, «angular» measures turning. Phrases: «angular shape», «angular face», «angular velocity».
Examples
- The building had an angular, modern shape. tree →
- Triangles are angular; circles are not. tree →
- The witch had an angular face and long fingers. tree →
- Angular speed tells how fast something spins. tree →
- The crystals were sharp and angular. tree →
- His handwriting was tall and angular. tree →
Note
Opposite: rounded, curved. From «angle». Not about «angels».
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «angular» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «angular» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/angular/