angular

anguleux

Avec des coins ou des bords nets ; pour un corps, mince et aux os saillants.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : sharp-edged, sharp-cornered

Contraires : rounded

Expressions courantes : angular face, angular shape, angular features

angulaire

Qui concerne les angles ou la façon dont des lignes se rejoignent.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : angular motion, angular velocity, angular momentum

angulaire

Mesuré à partir de l’angle entre deux directions.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : angular distance, angular diameter, angular separation

raide, rude

Dont la manière de se comporter est raide, maladroite ou rude.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : stiff, awkward

Expressions courantes : angular manner, angular personality, angular habits

os angulaire

Os situé au bas de la mâchoire inférieure chez de nombreux oiseaux, reptiles et poissons.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : the angular bone, a preserved angular