angular : Idioms & Phrases
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angular acceleration
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noun (physics) the rate of change of the angular velocity of a rotating body
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Angular aperture , Angular distance
- . See
Aperture ,Distance .
Webster 1913
angular artery
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noun the terminal branch of the facial artery
arteria angularis.
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angular distance
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noun the angular separation between two objects as perceived by an observer
- he recorded angular distances between the stars
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angular momentum
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noun the product of the momentum of a rotating body and its distance from the axis of rotation
- any rotating body has an angular momentum about its center of mass
- angular momentum makes the world go round
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Angular motion
- the motion of a body about a fixed point or fixed axis, as of a planet or pendulum. It is equal to the angle passed over at the point or axis by a line drawn to the body.
Webster 1913
Angular point
- the point at which the sides of the angle meet; the vertex.
Webster 1913
angular position
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noun relation by which any position with respect to any other position is established
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angular shape
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noun a shape having one or more sharp angles
angularity.
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angular unit
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noun a unit of measurement for angles
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angular vein
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noun a short vein formed by the supraorbital vein and the supratrochlear vein and continuing as the facial vein
vena angularis.
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Angular velocity
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noun (physics) the rate of change of the angular position of a rotating body; usually expressed in radians per second or radians per minute
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- the ratio of anuglar motion to the time employed in describing.
Webster 1913
supra-angular
Su`pra-an"gu*lar adjective
Definitions
(Anat.) See Surangular .
