Angular

An·gu·lar

Angular

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.

Phrases & Compounds
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.

Angular

n.
  1. A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, and fishes. (Anat.)