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an·gu·lar·i·ty
(ăng′gyə-lăr′ĭ-tē)n. pl. an·gu·lar·i·ties
1. The quality or condition of being angular.
2. angularities Angular forms, outlines, or corners.
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angularity
(ˌæŋɡjʊˈlærɪtɪ)n, pl -ties
1. the condition of being angular
2. an angular form or shape
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an•gu•lar•i•ty
(ˌæŋ gyəˈlær ɪ ti)n., pl. -ties.
1. the quality of being angular.
2. angularities, sharp corners; angular outlines.
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Noun | 1. | angularity - a shape having one or more sharp angles shape, form - the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape" jog - a sharp change in direction; "there was a jog in the road" |
2. | angularity - the property possessed by a shape that has angles shape, configuration, conformation, contour, form - any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes" oblongness, rectangularity - the property of being shaped like a rectangle triangularity - the property of being shaped like a triangle roundness - the property possessed by a line or surface that is curved and not angular |
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Translations
زاوِيَّه
hranatost
kantethed
sarkosságszögletesség
hornlögun
hranatosť
açısallıkköşelilik
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angularity
n
(of shape) → Eckigkeit f; (of face, features) → Kantigkeit f
(= boniness) → Knochigkeit f
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angle1
(ˈӕŋgl) noun1. the (amount of) space between two straight lines or surfaces that meet. an angle of 90.
2. a point of view. from a journalist's angle.
3. a corner.
angular (ˈӕŋgjulə) adjective1. having (sharp) angles. an angular building.
2. (of a person) thin and bony. She is tall and angular.
angularity (-ˈlӕ-) nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.