- lean or bony
- awkward or stiff in manner or movement
- having an angle or angles
- placed at an angle
- measured by an angle or by the rate at which an angle changes
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
an•gu•lar /ˈæŋgyəlɚ/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- forming an angle;
marked by angles. - bony, lean, or skinny;
gaunt: a tall, angular man. - acting or moving stiffly:an awkward, angular dancer.
an•gu•lar
(ang′gyə lər),USA pronunciation adj.
an′gu•lar•ly, adv.
an′gu•lar•ness, n.
- having an angle or angles.
- consisting of, situated at, or forming an angle.
- of, pertaining to, or measured by an angle.
- Physicspertaining to quantities related to a revolving body that are measured in reference to its axis of revolution.
- bony, lean, or gaunt:a tall, angular man.
- acting or moving awkwardly.
- stiff in manner;
unbending.
- Latin angulāris having corners or angles, equivalent. to angul(us) angle1 + -āris -ar1
- 1590–1600
an′gu•lar•ness, n.
- 1. curved. 5. rotund. 6. graceful.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
angular /ˈæŋɡjʊlə/ adj
'angular' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
agglomerate
- alidade
- altitude
- amplitude
- angle
- angularity
- aspect
- azimuth
- bearing
- breccia
- celestial longitude
- declination
- depression
- dip
- elevation
- height
- heliometer
- hour
- kinetic energy
- knee
- latitude
- mil
- minute
- moment of inertia
- octant
- polar distance
- pseudovector
- quantum theory
- resection
- right ascension
- round
- sassaby
- sextant
- shell
- spidery
- spin
- stub axle
- synchro
- topi
- translate
- universal joint
- yaw
- alternate
- angle of attack
- angle plate
- anglewing
- angular acceleration
- angular diameter
- angular dispersion
- angular displacement