Definition of Angular

An´gu`lar
a.1.Relating to an angle or to angles; having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner; sharp-cornered; pointed; as, an angular figure.
2.Measured by an angle; as, angular distance.
3.Fig.: Lean; lank; raw-boned; ungraceful; sharp and stiff in character; as, remarkably angular in his habits and appearance; an angular female.
Angular aperture
See Aperture, Distance.
Angular motion
the motion of a body about a fixed point or fixed axis, as of a planet or pendulum. It is equal to the angle passed over at the point or axis by a line drawn to the body.
Angular point
the point at which the sides of the angle meet; the vertex.
Angular velocity
the ratio of anuglar motion to the time employed in describing.
n.1.(Anat.) A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, and fishes.


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