Angular vs Annular - What's the difference?
angular | annular |
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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Measured by an angle; as in, angular distance.
Lean, lank, rawboned.
Ungraceful.
(figuratively) Sharp and stiff in character
(anatomy) A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, and fishes.
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Pertaining to, or having the form of, a ring; forming a ring; ringed; ring-shaped; as, annular fibers; in the shape of an annulus.
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Banded or marked with circles.
As adjectives the difference between angular and annular
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 annular is pertaining to, or having the form of, a ring; forming a ring; ringed; ring-shaped; as, annular fibers; in the shape of an annulus.As a noun angular
is a bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, and fishes.angular
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Adjective
(en adjective)- 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:
Hiragana'' ??????????
''Katakana ??????????
- ''He's remarkably angular in his habits and appearance.
- ''She is an angular female.
Synonyms
* (sharp and stiff in character) rugged, rudeNoun
(en noun)annular
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Adjective
(-)- The capsule in both families is spherical, with a bistratose wall; the outer cell layer usually bears nodular thickenings