angular - Dictionary definition and pronunciation - Yahoo! Education
Reference
Dictionary
Encyclopedia
Thesaurus
World Factbook
Spanish Dictionary
Anatomy
Conversion Calculator
 
an·gu·lar  audio  (nggy-lr) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:
  1. Having, forming, or consisting of an angle or angles.
  2. Measured by an angle or by degrees of an arc.
  3. Bony and lean; gaunt: an angular face.
  4. Lacking grace or smoothness; awkward: an angular gait.
  5. Rigid, stiff, and unyielding in character or disposition: "the cold, angular brand of materialism" (David K. Willis).
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin angulris, from angulus, angle

OTHER FORMS:
angu·lar·ly(Adverb), angu·lar·ness(Noun)


 Visit our partner's site
Provided by Houghton Mifflin
logoeReference -- Download this interactive reference software to your desktop computer