angulate

English

Etymology

From Latin angulus (angle).

Adjective

angulate (comparative more angulate, superlative most angulate)

  1. Shaped with corners or angles.
    angulate leaves

Derived terms

Verb

angulate (third-person singular simple present angulates, present participle angulating, simple past and past participle angulated)

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

Latin

Verb

angulāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of angulō
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