angular

Having sharp corners, clear edges, or a thin shape with noticeable bones.

• The table has an angular shape.
• He has a thin, angular face.
• The new buildings look too angular beside the old cottages.

Similar words: sharp-edged, sharp-cornered

Opposites: rounded

Common phrases: angular face, angular shape, angular features

Connected with angles or the way lines meet.

• We measured the wheel’s angular velocity.
• The diagram shows angular relationships between the lines.
• The experiment explores how angular momentum changes.

Common phrases: angular motion, angular velocity, angular momentum

Measured using the angle between two directions.

• We calculated the angular distance between the stars.
• The telescope measures angular separation accurately.
• The moon’s angular diameter changes slightly during its orbit.

Common phrases: angular distance, angular diameter, angular separation

Having a stiff, awkward, or harsh manner.

• His angular manner made conversation difficult.
• She found his angular habits hard to understand.
• An angular personality lay behind his polite words.

Similar words: stiff, awkward

Common phrases: angular manner, angular personality, angular habits

A bone at the bottom of the lower jaw in many birds, reptiles, and fish.

• The angular forms part of the lower jaw.
• The fossil includes a well-preserved angular.
• Researchers compared the angular in several reptile species.

Common phrases: the angular bone, a preserved angular