A small angle or angular corner; used in anatomy and architecture to describe a small corner or pointed feature.
From Latin 'angulus' (angle, corner), with the diminutive suffix '-a' making it 'small angle.' This word maintains its Latin form in technical and scientific contexts.
Latin diminutives are clever—by adding '-a' to 'angulus' (angle), Romans could specify 'a little angle' without changing the whole word, and this precision kept doctors and architects using it for 1,500+ years!
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