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Definition of "angulation" [an•gu•la•tion]

  • The formation of angles. (noun)
  • An angular part, position, or formation. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "angulation" in a sentence
  • "There are three general movements that skiers use to manipulate a ski: twist, or rotation around the vertical axis; tilt, or turning a ski up on its side (called "angulation"); and applying or releasing pressure to the ski (skiers also adjust where on the ski the center of pressure is, by moving their center of gravity forward and backward over the ski)."
  • "(such as angulation, cavernosal fibrosis or Peyronie's disease), or in patients who have conditions which may predispose them to Priapism (such as sickle cell anemia, multiple myeloma, or leukemia)."
  • "It can be comminuted (insert number of fragments), compound, angulated (insert degree of angulation), spiral, oblique, transverse, epiphyseal (four main types), diaphyseal or other things."