Definition of Anguler
An"gu*lar (&?;), a. [L. angularis, fr.
angulus angle, corner. See Angle.] 1.
Relating to an angle or to angles; having an angle or angles; forming
an angle or corner; sharp-cornered; pointed; as, an angular
figure.
2. Measured by an angle; as, angular
distance.
3. Fig.: Lean; lank; raw-boned; ungraceful; sharp
and stiff in character; as, remarkably angular in his habits and
appearance; an angular female.
Angular aperture, Angular distance.
See Aperture, Distance. -- Angular
motion, the motion of a body about a fixed point or fixed
axis, as of a planet or pendulum. It is equal to the angle passed over at
the point or axis by a line drawn to the body. -- Angular
point, the point at which the sides of the angle meet; the
vertex. -- Angular velocity, the ratio of
anuglar motion to the time employed in describing.
An"gu*lar, n. (Anat.) A bone in
the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, and fishes.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Relating to an angle or to angles; having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner; sharp-cornered; pointed; as, an angular figure.
- Measured by an angle; as, angular distance.
- (Figurative) Lean; lank; raw-boned; ungraceful; sharp and stiff in character; as, remarkably angular in his habits and appearance; an angular female.
- (Anatomy) A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, and fishes.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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