angulate

Definitions


[ˈaŋɡjʊleɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- hold, bend, or distort (a part of the body) so as to form an angle or angles
(e.g: the hindquarters are more strongly angulated than the forequarters)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 15th century (as angulated, used chiefly as a botanical or zoological term): from Latin angulatus, past participle of angulare, from angulus ‘angle’. The skiing term dates from the 1960s




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