acutangular

English

Etymology

Blend of acute +‎ angular.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˌkjuːˈtæŋ.ɡju.lə/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /əˌkjuˈtæŋ.ɡju.lɚ/, /-ɡjə-/
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Adjective

acutangular (not comparable)

  1. (geometry) acute-angled.
  2. (botany) Sharply angular.
    an acutangular stem

Portuguese

Etymology

Likely from acutângulo, itself borrowed from Latin acūtangulus. By surface analysis, acutângulo +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ku.tɐ̃.ɡuˈla(ʁ)/ [a.ku.tɐ̃.ɡuˈla(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.ku.tɐ̃.ɡuˈla(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.ku.tɐ̃.ɡuˈla(ʁ)/ [a.ku.tɐ̃.ɡuˈla(χ)]
    • (Caipira) IPA(key): /a.ku.tɐ̃.ɡuˈla(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.ku.tɐ̃.ɡuˈlaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.ku.tɐ̃.ɡuˈla.ɾi/

Adjective

acutangular m or f (plural acutangulares)

  1. (geometry) acute-angled

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