ANGULAR


Meaning of ANGULAR in English

adj.1 a having angles or sharp corners. b (of a person) having sharp features; lean and bony. c awkward in manner.

2 forming an angle.

3 measured by angle (angular distance).

Phrases and idioms:

angular momentum the quantity of rotation of a body, the product of its moment of inertia and angular velocity. angular velocity the rate of change of angular position of a rotating body.

Derivatives:

angularity n. angularly adv.

Etymology: L angularis f. angulus ANGLE(1)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.