equiangular
adjective
Simple meaning
Having all interior angles equal.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ikwəˈæŋɡjəlɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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adjective
geometry
Of a polygon, having all interior angles equal. This is not necessarily a regular polygon, since that would also be equilateral; a rectangle is equiangular but not equilateral, unless it is a square.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: Of a polygon, having all interior angles equal. This is not necessarily a regular polygon, since that would also be equilateral; a rectangle is equiangular but not equilateral, unless it is a square.
Used this way, equiangular is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a mathematical use: it is defined precisely and belongs to working with figures and calculations rather than to ordinary conversation.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Mathematics
- Geometry
- Academic writing
- Education/classroom
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
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Compound terms
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A three-sided regular polygon.
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Sense: of a polygon
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