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Ember vs Angular - What's the difference?

ember | angular |

As a proper noun ember

is (rare).

As an adjective 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.

As a noun angular is

(anatomy) a bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, and fishes.

ember

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • A glowing piece of coal or wood.
  • Smoldering ash.

    • See also

    * embers

    Etymology 2

    (etyl)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Making a circuit of the year or the seasons; recurring in each quarter of the year, as certain religious days set apart for fasting and prayer.
    • ember fasts
    ember days
    ember weeks
    (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

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    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.
  • * '>citation
    • 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     ??????????
  • 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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