angulate

English

Etymology

From Latin angulus (“angle”).

Pronunciation

• (adjective) IPA^(key): /ˈæŋɡjʊlət/

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• (verb) IPA^(key): /ˈæŋɡjʊleɪt/

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Adjective

angulate (comparative more angulate, superlative most angulate)

1. Shaped with corners or angles.

   angulate leaves

Derived terms

• angulately
• biangulate
• subangulate
• uniangulate

 

Verb

angulate (third-person singular simple present angulates, present participle angulating, simple past and past participle angulated)

1. To make, or to become, angular.
   • 2010, Aina J. Gulya, Lloyd B. Minor, Michael E. Glasscock, Glasscock-Shambaugh Surgery of the Ear, page 536:

     The platinum shaft connecting the ribbon to the piston base is a rounded wire and can be easily angulated after placement of the prosthesis for optimal incus to fenestra reach.

Derived terms

• angulation

Latin

Verb

angulāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of angulō