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# angular

«angular» in Mova's school dictionary: **Having sharp corners or angles** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (angular, more angular, most angular)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Having sharp corners or angles. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/angular/#m1)

2) (of a person or face) Thin, with bones showing clearly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/angular/#m2)

3) (maths, science) About angles or measured by an angle, like angular speed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/angular/#m3)

### sense 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/angular/#x1)
- Triangles are angular; circles are not. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/angular/#x2)
- The witch had an angular face and long fingers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/angular/#x3)
- Angular speed tells how fast something spins. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/angular/#x4)
- The crystals were sharp and angular. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/angular/#x5)
- His handwriting was tall and angular. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/angular/#x6)

### note

Opposite: rounded, curved. From «angle». Not about «angels».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «angular» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/angular/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.