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multangular

[ muhl-tang-gyuh-ler ]

adjective

  1. having many angles; polyangular.


multangular

/ mʌlˈtæŋɡjʊlə /

adjective

  1. having many angles
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of multangular1

1670–80; < Latin multangul ( us ) many-cornered ( mult-, angle 1 ) + -ar 1
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Example Sentences

Multangular, mult-ang′gul-ar, adj. having many angles or corners.—adv.

The Red Tower, the scene of one of his published tales; the site of the Roman Prætorium, the scene of another; the unrivalled Museum gardens, with their Roman and Gothic remains, the Multangular Tower and St. Mary's Abbey, the city walls, &c., &c., all that could be seen in one day, by the help of good walking, and unflagging spirits, contributed to our enjoyment.

The foundations of a wall have latterly been discovered, dividing it lengthwise through the centre, and continued, for some distance, into the town; so that the whole may not inaptly be represented by a Jew-trump—the tongue being the division, the circular end the present Multangular Tower, continued by walls on each side.

Suffice it to say that the "multangular tower" is a notable evidence of the Roman occupation, though it is much dilapidated.

Multi-, in composition, many; as Multangular, many-angled; Multicipital, many-headed, &c.;

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