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multangular

multangular adjective: having many angles.

Adjective

multangular (comparative more multangular, superlative most multangular)

  1. Having many angles.
    Synonyms:
    multiangular

Noun

multangular (plural multangulars)

  1. Either of two bones in the wrist
    • The roentgenograms showed local loss of density of the navicular, the multangulars, and the cuboid.1940, American Journal of Cancer, volumes 39-40, page 466
    • The distal fragment in contact with the multangulars now has a porosity not seen in the preceding figures.1944, Quarterly Bulletin of Northwestern University Medical School, volumes 18-19, page 45
  2. The trapezoid bone (lesser multangular).
  3. The trapezium bone (greater multangular).

multangular meaning in Tamil

multangular in Tamil

பல கோணங்களுடைய

Examples of multangular in a sentence

  • Very strong ligaments secure the distal half of the scaphoid to the multangulars and capitate.1945, RSNA Index to Imaging Literature, volume 44, page 521:
  • There is now narrowing of some of the carpal joint spaces, particularly that between the navicular and the multangulars.2012, Anne C. Brower, Donald J. Flemming, Arthritis in Black and White, Elsevier Health Sciences, →ISBN, page 379:

Synonyms of multangular

Forms of multangular

Adjective
comparativemore multangular
superlativemost multangular
Noun
pluralmultangulars

Origin of multangular

From mult(i)- + -angular. Compare earlier multangle, French multangulaire, and Medieval Latin multangulāris.

Phrases with multangular

Questions about multangular

What does multangular mean?
Multangular means having many angles.
What is multangular in Tamil?
Multangular in Tamil is பல கோணங்களுடைய. See Multangular meaning in Tamil.
How do you use multangular in a sentence?
Very strong ligaments secure the distal half of the scaphoid to the multangulars and capitate.
What part of speech is multangular?
Multangular can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near multangular in the dictionary

  1. multal
  2. Multan
  3. Multan Division
  4. multangle
  5. multangles
  6. multangular
  7. multangulars
  8. Multani
  9. multanimous
  10. Multanis
  11. multarticulate

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Adapted from Wiktionary: multangular (page history and authors); multangular (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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