angulate

English

Etymology 1

From Classical Latin angulātus, from angulus (“angle”) + -ātus.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæŋɡjʊlət/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Adjective

angulate (comparative more angulate, superlative most angulate)

  1. Shaped with corners or angles.
    Synonyms: angled, angular, angulated
    angulate leaves
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Late Latin angulāt-, the past participial stem of angulō.[2]

Pronunciation

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.

References

  1. ^ “angulate, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
  2. ^ “angulate, v.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Latin

Verb

angulāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of angulō
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