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ANGULATE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having angles or an angular shape

Synonyms:

angular; angulate

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

angled (forming or set at an angle)

asteroid; star-shaped (shaped like a star)

bicuspid; bicuspidate (having two cusps or points (especially a molar tooth))

cuspate; cuspated; cusped; cuspidal; cuspidate; cuspidated (having cusps or points)

equiangular (having all angles equal)

isogonic (having or making equal angles)

rectangular (having four right angles)

sharp-angled; sharp-cornered (having sharp corners)

square-shaped (shaped like a square)

three-cornered (having three corners)

triangular (having three angles; forming or shaped like a triangle)

tricuspid; tricuspidate (having three cusps or points (especially a molar tooth))

unicuspid (having a single cusp or point)

Also:

pointed (having a point)

square (having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle)

Derivation:

angle (the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make or become angular

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "angulate" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

angle (the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians)

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