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angulate

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin angulus (angle).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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angulate (comparative more angulate, superlative most angulate)

  1. Shaped with corners or angles.
    angulate leaves

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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.

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Latin

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Verb

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angulāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of angulō