multangular

Having many angles.

Adjective

  1. Having many angles.

    Synonyms: multiangular

Origin

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

Forms

more multangular most multangular

Noun

  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:
    • Very strong ligaments secure the distal half of the scaphoid to the multangulars and capitate. Similarly the proximal half has a strong attachment to the lunate. - 1945, RSNA Index to Imaging Literature, volume 44, page...

    1. The trapezoid bone (lesser multangular).

    2. The trapezium bone (greater multangular).

Forms

multangulars