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angulate en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈeɪ̯ŋɡjələt/ æ-raising
  • /ˈæŋɡjʊlət/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈɛ̃ŋɡjələt/ æ-raising
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈæŋɡjələt/ (General-American) without æ-raising

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Latin angulātus, from angulus (“angle”) + -ātus.

Meanings

  1. Shaped with corners or angles.
    • angulate leaves

Forms

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most angulate Degree=Sup lexicographic
more angulate Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

biangulate · angulately · uniangulate

Relateds

triangulate · subangulate

Synonyms

angulated · angular · angled

angulate en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈeɪ̯ŋɡjəleɪ̯t/ æ-raising
  • /ˈæŋɡjʊleɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈɛ̃ŋɡjəleɪ̯t/ æ-raising
  • /ˈæŋɡjəleɪ̯t/ (General-American) without æ-raising
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin angulāt-, the past participial stem of angulō.

Meanings

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

Forms

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angulates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
angulated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
angulated Tense=Past lexicographic
angulating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Relateds

angulation · angulated