angulation

[ ang-gyuh-ley-shuhn ]

noun

1. an angular part, position, or formation.
2. the exact measurement of angles.
3. Also called com·ma po·si·tion [kom, -, uh, p, uh, -zish-, uh, n]. Skiing. a position for traversing a slope in which the skis are edged into the hill by bending the knees toward the hill and leaning the upper body away from the hill, with all weight on the downhill ski.

angulation

/ ˌæŋɡjʊˈleɪʃən /

noun

1. an angular formation
2. the precise measurement of angles

Other Words From

• sub·an·gu·la·tion noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of angulation¹

First recorded in 1865–70; angulate + -ion

Example Sentences

It was necessary, in the case of Mount Rainier, to resort to long-distance methods of angulation.

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Such angulation helps not only in holding the bowstring, but keeps the tip from coming off under pressure.

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Tooth: an acute angulation: a short pointed process from an appendage or margin.

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This secures apposition of the fragments with slight forward angulation at the seat of fracture.

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