an·gu·lar / ˈanggyələr/ • adj. 1. (of an object, outline, or shape) having angles or sharp corners: angular chairs. ∎  (of a person or part of their body) lean and having a prominent bone structure: her angular face. ∎  (of a person's way of moving) not flowing smoothly; awkward or jerky: his movements were stiff and angular. ∎  placed or directed at an angle: large angular writing.2. chiefly Physics denoting physical properties or quantities measured with reference to or by means of an angle, esp. those associated with rotation: angular acceleration.3. Astrol. located in or relating to one of the houses that begin at the four cardinal points.DERIVATIVES: an·gu·lar·i·ty / ˌanggyəˈlaritē/ n.an·gu·lar·ly adv.

angular In most Gnathostomata, a bone which forms the angle of the lower jaw. In mammals it forms the tympanic bone.

angular XV. — L. angulāris, f. angulus ANGLE2; see -AR and cf. (O)F. angulaire.