An"gu*lar , n.
(Anat.) A bone in the base of the lower
jaw of many
birds, reptiles, and fishes.
An"gu*lar (&?;), a. [L. angularis, fr. angulus angle, corner. See Angle.]
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, Angular distance. 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.
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