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Angular vs Subangular - What's the difference?

angular | subangular |

As adjectives the difference between angular and subangular

is that angular is relating to an angle or angles; having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner; sharp-cornered; pointed; as in, an angular figure while subangular is slightly angular; having rather blunt angles.

As a noun angular

is a bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, and fishes.

angular

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Relating to an angle or angles; having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner; sharp-cornered; pointed; as in, an angular figure.
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  • In overall appearance, katakana symbols are more angular in shape and hiragana are more rounded. Here are the first five sounds of each script (a, i, u, e, o). Compare these two sets of symbols and see if you can identify these features:
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  • Measured by an angle; as in, angular distance.
  • Lean, lank, rawboned.
  • Ungraceful.
  • (figuratively) Sharp and stiff in character
  • ''He's remarkably angular in his habits and appearance.
    ''She is an angular female.

    Synonyms

    * (sharp and stiff in character) rugged, rude

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (anatomy) A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, and fishes.
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    subangular

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (geology) Slightly angular; having rather blunt angles