Angular

/ˈæŋ.ɡjə.lər/ adjective

Definition

Angular describes something that has sharp corners or many angles. It can also describe a person who is very thin, with sharp-looking bones.

Etymology

From Latin 'angularis', from 'angulus' meaning 'corner' or 'angle'. The word kept the visual sense of sharp bends and corners when it entered English.

Kelly Says

We even use 'angular' for music, writing, or dance that feels sharp and jerky instead of smooth. Your brain seems to borrow the geometry of shapes to describe the 'shape' of movement and sound too.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ማዕዘናዊ
ma-ze-na-wi
ARالعربية
زاوي
za-wi
BNবাংলা
কৌণিক
kou-nik
CSČeština
hranatý
hra-na-ty
DADansk
kantet
kan-tet
DEDeutsch
eckig
EK-ikh
ELΕλληνικά
γωνιώδης
go-ni-o-dis
ESEspañol
angular
an-gu-LAR
FAفارسی
زاویه‌ای
za-vi-ye-i
FISuomi
kulmikas
kul-mi-kas
FRFrançais
angulaire
ahn-gu-lair
GUGU
કોણીય
ko-ni-ya
HAHA
mai kusurwa
mai ku-sur-wa
HEעברית
זוויתי
zvi-ti
HIहिन्दी
कोणीय
ko-ni-ya
HUMagyar
szögletes
SURG-le-tesh
IDBahasa Indonesia
bersudut
ber-su-dut
IGIG
nwere akụkụ
nwe-re a-ku-ku
ITItaliano
angolare
an-go-LA-re
JA日本語
角ばった
ka-ku-bat-ta
KKKK
бұрышты
bu-rysh-ty
KMKM
មានមុម
mean mum
KO한국어
각진
gak-jin
MRMR
कोनीय
ko-ni-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
bersudut
ber-su-dut
MYမြန်မာ
ထောင့်ရှိသော
htaung-shi-thaw
NLNederlands
hoekig
HOO-kikh
NONorsk
kantet
kan-tet
PAPA
ਕੋਣੀ
ko-ni
PLPolski
kanciasty
kan-chas-ty
PTPortuguês
angular
an-gu-LAR
RORomână
unghiular
un-ghi-u-lar
RUРусский
угловой
ug-lo-voy
SVSvenska
kantig
KAN-ti
SWKiswahili
wenye pembe
wen-ye pem-be
TAதமிழ்
கோணமான
ko-na-ma-na
TEతెలుగు
కోణీయ
ko-ni-ya
THไทย
เป็นมุม
pen mum
TLTL
may sulok
may su-lok
TRTürkçe
köşeli
kur-she-li
UKУкраїнська
кутовий
ku-to-vyy
URاردو
زاویہ دار
za-wi-ya dar
VITiếng Việt
có góc
ko gok
YOYO
onígun
o-ni-gun
ZH中文
有角的
you-jiao-de
ZUZU
enekhona
e-ne-kho-na

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