angulus

See also: Angulus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value). Doublet of angle.

Pronunciation

Noun

angulus (plural anguli)

  1. (anatomy) An angle or corner, such as the angular portion of the stomach between the lesser curvature and the pylorus.
    Synonym: gastric angle

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Latin

Alternative forms

  • anglus (late, proscribed)

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *angulos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂engulos (joint?), from *h₂eng- (bend, curve).

Cognates include Sanskrit अङ्गुरि (aṅgúri, finger, toe), Ancient Greek ἀγκύλος (ankúlos, crooked, curved), Old High German enchil (ankle, joint), Icelandic ekkja and Old Church Slavonic ѫгълъ (ǫgŭlŭ, angle).

Pronunciation

Noun

angulus m (genitive angulī); second declension

  1. (mathematics) An angle.
  2. A corner.
  3. A retired, unfrequented place, a nook, corner, lurking place.
  4. A projection of the sea into the land, a bay, gulf.

Inflection

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References

  • angulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • angulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • angulus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • angulus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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