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)